I got money in my pocket and a guitar in my hand   These lonely nights without you are more than I can stand   I work like a puppet   But it's time to cut the strings      Well I hit the ground running   And I won't be looking back   I'll be like a locomotive headed down a one waytrack   It won't take too long just you wait and see   As long as it will lead me back to you   Any old stretch of blacktop will do      North, south, east or west   Been everywhere it seems   Uptown rooms and honky tonks don't feel like home to me   I'll be stepping out the rhythm while I'm singing a new song   And it's knowing where I'm going that will keep me moving on   Turn my collar to the wind and put my thumb up in the air   Flag a diesal down or catch a bus from anywhere   Colorado, California, or even Kalamazoo   As long as it will lead me back to you   Any old stretch of blacktop will do      Well I hit the ground running   And I won't be looking back   I'll be like a locomotive headed down a one way track   It won't take too long just you wait and see   As long as it will lead me back to you   Any old stretch of blacktop will do   Alright