I left my dear old parents And started out on the road Just like Ramblin' Robin And the tramps who went before Anywhere but here, anywhere but here Baptized out on the road Anywhere but here I caught a freight for the west Just outside of my hometown With a backpack and a bedroll And swore I'd never hop back down Anywhere but here, anywhere but here Baptized out on the road Anywhere but here When I made to jump off the train My legs were numb and stiff They buckled when I hit the ground And I lit down in a ditch Anywhere but here, anywhere but here Baptized out on the road Anywhere but here I hung out with some rough folks We went in on a scam But the blame was mine when the cops came And the jailhouse my new home Anywhere but here, anywhere but here Baptized out on the road Anywhere but here I got out in the winter Got told to leave Colorado Springs With a thin coat and broken boots I headed north on up the range Anywhere but here, anywhere but here Baptized out on the road Anywhere but here Bummin' around Montana I thumbed all the way to Missou Got drunk down by the Top Hat They said I'd better push on through Anywhere but here, anywhere but here Baptized out on the road Anywhere but here This ain't the life I want I'm telling you the truth Gonna get my things together And get on back to Duluth Anywhere but here, anywhere but here Baptized out on the road Anywhere but here