Transendental Ramblin' Railroad Blues Songtext
von Colter Wall

Well, lay me down easy
Lay me down hard
Light my cigarette
And make my bed
Somewhere beneath the stars

I was born
A blue child
Of the wild western sky
But I left my
Prairie home
I found a boxcar before it arrived

Now I′m way down
In Okemah
Earnin' blisters on my feet
With my guitar
And my buck knife
Thumbin′ down Woody Guthrie Street


So, lay me down easy
Lay me down hard
Light my cigarette
And make my bed
Somewhere beneath the stars
Don't look for me in glory
Don't look for me below
′Cause I′ll be ridin'
On that freight
Where the souls of ramblers go

There′s a sadness
That follows
Most everywhere I roam
You can see it
In my smile
You can smell it
On my clothes
Sometimes, all that runnin'
It never lasts too long
So, keep me good and loaded
And I′ll keep singin' songs


Lay me down easy
Lay me down hard
Light my cigarette
And make my bed
Somewhere beneath the stars
Don′t look for me in glory
Don't look for me below
'Cause I′ll be ridin′
On that freight
Where the souls of ramblers go

If I don't leave here tomorrow
I believe I′ll blow out my brains
But either way
There'll be sorrow
And you won′t be seein' me again

Lay me down easy
Lay me down hard
Light my cigarette
And make my bed
Somewhere beneath the stars
Don′t look for me in glory
Don't look for me below
'Cause I′ll be ridin′
On that freight
Where the souls of ramblers go