LYRICS:
Well I never lived my life - through other people's eyes
Guess I've always been, ridin' through storms twice my size
I've always been a drifter - guess I always will
Be runnin' toward a sunset - far side of some hill

And a one-man band - and a one-man gypsy circus
Been finding every piece - of this puzzle - has a purpose
Drifting and dreaming - that must be my fate
To be grinning down my devils, Lord - Raising with aces and eights

And I was contrary to ordinary - even as a child
Fast freights made me wonder - Full moons drove me wild
And stories do come true - you live life in episodes
With one eye on the ladies, now - and one eye still on the road

So when I die I swear - don't put no tombstone on the grave
Just lift one high my friends - sail my ashes out on over the waves
Don't get no preaching down - just to tighten up the past
Gee, just tell 'em all I liked to live - I loved to sing, dance, and to laugh

And I was contrary to ordinary - even as a child
Fast freights made me wonder - Full moons drove me wild
And stories do come true - you live life in episodes
With one eye on the ladies, now - and one eye still on the road
With one eye on the ladies, now - And one eye's always on that open road