Wipe the sadness from your eyes
Force me not to tell you lies
While I lay here next to you

Keep the fire warm and bright
Make me last all through the night
Take from me all that you can

Fall asleep on me
And in your dreams you'll see
That there ain't no way
That you can tie me down

And when morning breaks
And you're awake
I won't be around
No where to be found
I'll be far away

Wait not for me
While I'm young and free
I may stay but for a day
And you will see me come and go away

Wait not for me
While I'm young and free
I will stay but for a day

I keep my heart locked in a box
No loving woman is enough
'Cause the road I travel's got a hold on me

I ain't got no home address
Never striving for success
I just live from day to day

I lay my body down
On the barren ground
Camp fire light will keep me
Warm and safe from harm

And when morning breaks
To the road I take
I won't be around
Nowhere to be found
I'll be far away

Wait not for me
While I'm young and free
I may stay but for a day
And you will see me come and go away

Wait not for me
While I'm young and free
I may stay but for a day
And you will see me come and go away

Wait not for me
While I'm young and free
I may stay but only for a while

For a while, maybe longer
For a while, I will stay
For a while, maybe longer
I will stay

For a while, maybe longer
For a while, I will stay
For a while, I will stay