Life On The Road Lyrics - Jerry Jeff Walker

Jerry Jeff Walker/John Inmon 

Last year we went to London and Paris, Texas 

We went on a bus tour, the great Texas honky tonk tour 

Here are some snapshots about life on the road..... 

Let me tell you 'bout the life I lead 

It ain't all it's cracked up to be 

Of what you been told, 'bout life on the road 

Rolling round in a painted bus, 

Just so y'all can look at us 

Life on the road 

You pack your clothes and your shaving kit 

Some extra socks and those pants that fit 

Check 'em for holes, life on the road 

Everything you pack is black, washed it all upon your back 

For life on the road 

Climb on board the bus and grab your bunk 

One on the bottom is the one you want 

Less rock and roll as you roll down the road 

Plug John Wayne in the VCR 

Let the driver tell you where you are 

Life on the road 

You get a bed and a TV set, you get an ashtray for your cigarette 

You get HBO, well that's life on the road 

Get one down on the bottom floor, 

Hang a do not disturb sign on the door 

Life on the road 

You get clean sheets and a wake-up call 

Don't go up north in the spring and fall 

But not when it's cold, that's no life on the road 

Coffee black with pie a la mode 

That's what you want before the show 

Life on the road 

Tonight we're playing that high school gym 

They're all drunk before I even begin 

They're hollering "Pissin' in the Wind" 

Life on the road 

The local band opens up for us 

Now the PA's got a real big buzz 

Life on the road 

The good news is I get to sing my songs 

The bad news is they all sing along 

And they're singing wrong notes 

Ahh, life on the road 

But if I stop, it won't be long 

Before they're singing someone else's song 

Life on the road