Yesterday was a small town in Texas
With a railroad track runnin' near our back yard
I used to wonder where that ol' train was bound for
As I sat up in a tree and counted the cars
When I grew older that ramblin' fever took me
With momma's bible in my suitcase I left home
If I knew then of the years that lay before me
Guess I'd have stayed there at home where I belonged
Pre
A young man's gotta see all he can see
He'll never know the price he's payin' 'til he gets old
Ramblin' around from town to town and to the cities
He soon finds out that life can be so cold
Hey but time has a way of changin' everything
Time has a way of changin' lives
I've been on the road too long
Too far away from home
And the memories are so much sweeter than the wine
Now I'm runnin' on empty
And runnin' outa' time
Verse II
I see the age in my eyes in the rearview mirror
As I turn down a familiar blacktop road
I can see some of the memories so much clearer
And I know I don't have much further to carry this load
I know momma's gonna' run outside so she can greet me
And I'll be so glad I've found my way home
But I laugh to myself, who am I foolin'
(Spoken) That ol' train, like yesterday, is gone
Repeat Pre-Chrous
Yeah I'm runnin' on empty
And runnin' outa' time