Truckin' (2013 Remaster)

Truckin' got my chips cashed in
Keep truckin'  like the do-dah man
Together  more or less in line
Just keep truckin' on
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street
Chicago  New York  Detroit and it's all on the same street
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings
Dallas  got a soft machine;
Houston  too close to New Orleans;
New York's got the ways and means;
But just won't let you be  oh no
Most of the cats that you meet on the street speak of true love
Most of the time they're sittin' and cryin' at home
One of these days they know they better get goin'
Out of the door and down on the streets all alone
Truckin'  like the do-dah man
Once told me "You've got to play your hand"
Sometimes your cards ain't worth a dime
If you don't lay'em down
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;
Other times I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me
What a long  strange trip it's been
What in the world ever became of sweet Jane
She lost her sparkle  you know she isn't the same
Livin' on reds  vitamin C  and coc*ine
All a friend can say is "Ain't it a shame "
Truckin'  up to Buffalo
Been thinkin'  you got to mellow slow
Takes time  you pick a place to go
And just keep truckin' on
Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window
Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again
I'd like to get some sleep before I travel
But if you got a warrant  I guess you're gonna come in
Busted  down on Bourbon Street
Set up  like a bowlin' pin
Knocked down  it get's to wearin' thin
They just won't let you be
You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel;
Get tired of travelin' and you want to settle down
I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin'
Get out of the door and light out and look all around
Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;
Other times I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me
What a long  strange trip it's been
Truckin'  I'm a goin' home
Whoa whoa baby  back where I belong
Back home  sit down and patch my bones
And get back truckin' on