Everybody's going home The bars are plugged The lamps are trimmed and burnin' low All the willows just shrug Think I'll pack it in And head to Montgomery Swimming in this sea of sin, Lord Well, it sure gets lonely Every town I go Soon as I swing low I'm out on the rise If I could just take it slow Lord, I'll make it I know But I never been so good at that I'm a hard working man But I ain't got a thing 'Cause I can't keep no job That won't let me sing I rub my eyes and then Seen another day And how come all my closest friends Are so far away? Every town I go Soon as I swing low I'm out on the rise If I could just take it slow Lord, I'll make it I know But I never been so good at that ♪ My soul's a lion's den There ain't no place to hide Heart's an engineer Out on his last ride But if you come a little closer I'll give you my right ear Won't you please tell me somethin' That might keep me here? Every town I go Soon as I swing low I'm out on the rise If I could just take it slow Lord, I'll make it I know But I never been so good at that