My Traveling Star Lyrics - October Road - James Taylor

Watch my back and light my way 

My traveling star, my traveling star 

Watch over all of those born st. christopher's day 

Old road dog, young runaway 

They hunger for home but they cannot stay 

They wait by the door 

They stand and they stare 

They're already out of there 

They're already out of there 

My daddy used to ride the rails 

So they say, so they say 

Soft as smoke and as tough as nails 

Boxcar jones, old walking man 

Coming back home was like going to jail 

The sheets and the blankets and babies and all 

No he never did come back home 

Never that I recall 

Nevermind the wind 

Nevermind the rain 

Nevermind the road leading home again 

Never asking why 

Never knowing when 

Every now and then 

There he goes again 

She had a cat and a dog named blue 

My traveling star, my traveling star 

A big old stove and a fireplace, too 

Old road dog, young runaway 

She told me loved me like it was true 

I knew I should stay 

I knew I would go 

Run run run away 

Run run run away, boy 

Run before the wind 

Run before the rain 

Over yonder hill 

Just around the bend 

Never knowing why 

Never knowing when 

Every now and then 

There you go again 

Tie me up and hold me down 

Oh, my traveling star 

Bury my feet down in the ground 

Oh, old road dog 

Claim my name from the lost and found 

And let me believe this is where I belong 

Shame on me for sure 

For one more highway song 

My traveling star 

My traveling star