There's a train a-comin' and I need a ride   Somewhere to run and somewhere to hide   I'd love to stay here by your side   But honey, I'm hard to hold      I was born running wild and free   If you try to put a chain on me   A trail of dust is all you'll see   'Cause honey, I'm hard to hold      It's hard to hold a ramblin' man   I'll slip through your fingers like a handful of sand   My intentions are as good as gold   Well, I'm easy to love but I'm hard to hold   Easy to love but I'm hard to hold      I've gotta get me back to Alabama   There's something baby, you must understand   You can't slip a ring around a travelin' man   Honey, I'm hard to hold      It's hard to hold a ramblin' man   I'll slip through your fingers like a handful of sand   My intentions are as good as gold   Well, I'm easy to love but I'm hard to hold   Easy to love but I'm hard to hold      I'm a travelin' man, by desire   Tear it up, raise hell-fire   I live my life up against the wire   Honey, I'm hard to hold      There's a time for lovin' and time to leave   I'll be back, I do believe   I've got a wild card in my sleeve   Honey, I'm hard to hold      It's hard to hold a ramblin' man   I'll slip through your fingers like a handful of sand   My intentions are as good as gold   Well, I'm easy to love but I'm hard to hold   Easy to love but I'm hard to hold      Easy to love but I'm hard to hold   Easy to love but I'm hard to hold