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(I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds)

I lit out from Reno, I was trailed by twenty hounds

(Didn't get to sleep last night 'till the morning came around.)

Didn't get to sleep last night 'till the morning came around.

(Set out runnin' but I take my time)

Set out runnin' but I take my time

(A friend of the devil is a friend of mine)

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine

(If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.)

If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.

(Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills)

Ran into the devil, babe, he loaned me twenty bills

(I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills.)

I spent the night in Utah in a cave up in the hills.

(Set out runnin' but I take my time, a friend of the devil is a friend of mine,)

Set out runnin' but I take my time, a friend of the devil is a friend of mine,

(If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.)

If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.

(I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there)

I ran down to the levee but the devil caught me there

(He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air.)

He took my twenty dollar bill and vanished in the air.

(Set out runnin' but I take my time)

Set out runnin' but I take my time

(A friend of the devil is a friend of mine)

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine

(If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.)

If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.

(Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,)

Got two reasons why I cry away each lonely night,

(The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight.)

The first one's named Sweet Anne Marie, and she's my hearts delight.

(The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail,)

The second one is prison, babe, the sheriff's on my trail,

(And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail.)

And if he catches up with me, I'll spend my life in jail.

(Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee)

Got a wife in Chino, babe, and one in Cherokee

(The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me.)

The first one says she's got my child, but it don't look like me.

(Set out runnin' but I take my time,)

Set out runnin' but I take my time,

(A friend of the devil is a friend of mine,)

A friend of the devil is a friend of mine,

(If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.)

If I get home before daylight, I just might get some sleep tonight.

(Truckin' got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin', like the do-dah man)

Truckin' got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin', like the do-dah man

(Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on.)

Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on.

(Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street.)

Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street.

(Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street.)

Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street.

(Your typical city involved in a typical daydream)

Your typical city involved in a typical daydream

(Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.)

Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.

(Dallas, got a soft machine; Houston, too close to New Orleans;)

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.)

New York's got the ways and means; but just won't let you be, oh no.

(Most of the cast that you meet on the streets speak of true love,)

Most of the cast that you meet on the streets speak of true love,

(Most of the time they're sittin' and cryin' at home.)

Most of the time they're sittin' and cryin' at home.

(One of these days they know they better get goin')

One of these days they know they better get goin'

(Out of the door and down on the streets all alone.)

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")

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 your cards ain't worth a dime, if you don't lay'em down,

(Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;)

Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;

(Other times I can barely see.)

Other times I can barely see.

(Lately it occurres to me What a long, strange trip it's been.)

Lately it occurres to me What a long, strange trip it's been.

(What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?)

What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?

(She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same)

She lost her sparkle, you know she isn't the same

(Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine,)

Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine,

(All a friend can say is "Ain't it a shame?")

All a friend can say is "Ain't it a shame?"

(Truckin', up to Buffalo. Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow)

Truckin', up to Buffalo. Been thinkin', you got to mellow slow

(Takes time, you pick a place to go, and just keep truckin' on.)

Takes time, you pick a place to go, and just keep truckin' on.

(Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window.)

Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window.

(Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again)

Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again

(I'd like to get some sleep before I travel,)

I'd like to get some sleep before I travel,

(But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in.)

But if you got a warrant, I guess you're gonna come in.

(Busted, down on Bourbon Street, Set up, like a bowlin' pin.)

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, oh no.)

Knocked down, it get's to wearin' thin. They just won't let you be, oh no.

(You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel;)

You're sick of hangin' around and you'd like to travel;

(Get tired of travelin' and you want to settle down.)

Get tired of travelin' and you want to settle down.

(I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin',)

I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin',

(Get out of the door and light out and look all around.)

Get out of the door and light out and look all around.

(Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;)

Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me;

(Other times I can barely see.)

Other times I can barely see.

(Lately it occurres to me What a long, strange trip it's been.)

Lately it occurres to me What a long, strange trip it's been.

(Truckin', I'm a goin' home. Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong,)

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.)

Back home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin' on.

(Hey now get back truckin' home.)

Hey now get back truckin' home.