Story Behind The Song
The story of a man who does not have the temperament to stay in one place
Song Description
The story of a man who does not have the temperament to stay in one place
| Song Length |
4:13 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Folk - Contemporary |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Moving, Tranquil |
| Subject |
Change, Trains |
Similar Artists |
John Prine, Townes Van Zandt |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Movin' On
© 2018 Michael R. J. Roth
V1
I was just about to like this town
It fits me like a worn-out shoe
I keep stitching jobs together
Like patches on my Levi blues
Hoping they hold off the weather
Before another rent comes due
V2
I hear the hiss of a roadside flare
On the highway running out of town
My life is still up in the air
I'm juggling like a circus clown
Hoping I can keep it there
Before it all comes falling down
Chorus:
So I'm movin' on, movin' on,
Wrote my name on a napkin in a bar
Now another part of me is gone
I'm movin' on, movin' on,
If I added up what I done wrong
I don't know what it would weigh
But I think if I keep movin'
I might find a place to stay
V3
I gotta get me a regular job
Where the days go by like railroad cars
Something I can count upon
Like weekend fights in corner bars
The steady beat of a blacksmith's hammer
Or cellars full of mason jars
V4
I can drive a nail with a single stroke
I can ride a rail without a care
Fry an egg with a perfect yolk
Make an engine sound like prayer
But I can't keep from keepin' broke
Or breakin' every oath I swear
(Chorus)