If you're drivin' down the road and you come across an old man   Holdin' out his thumb in the wind   His clothes are old and dirty that doesn't matter   It's his eyes that tell you where he's been      If you're not afraid to take your chances on a stranger   He might have some company to lend   Pull off to the side, let that old man have a ride   He can tell you all the crazy things he's seen      I'm an old hitchhiker, the highway is the only home I know   Where you're headed I don't mind   I ain't been there in some time   And it's just exactly where I want to go      I can tell you how I started in the circus as a barker   Drawin' people in from far and wide   They never did regret the dollar that it cost 'em   We always left 'em feelin' good inside      We were headed for Montana when we hired us a dancer   Her beauty it was more than I can say   Then one summer night she set my soul on fire   Lord, I wish that she was here with me today      I'm an old hitchhiker, I wonder what's a waitin' 'round the bend   I don't know what I might see and I don't need no guarantee   Just a ride from here to there and back again      I was only seventeen when I took the open highway   Took it for my teacher and a friend   I've been thirty years a-thumbin', some might call it bummin'   It's better than just cryin' in the wind      If you're drivin' down the road and you come across an old man   Holdin' out his thumb in the rain   You can pull off to the side, let the poor boy have a ride   He can tell you all the crazy things he's seen      I'm an old hitchhiker lookin' to the far side of the hill   Some people say I'll settle down   Build a home in some small town   But within my heart I know I never will      I'm an old hitchhiker, yeah