home ill never be

by Jack Kerouac and
Tom WaitsI left
New York in 1949
To go across the country without a bad blame dime
Montana in the cold cold fall
Found my father in the gambling hall
Father, Father where you been?
I've been out in the world and
I'm only ten
Father, Father where you been?
I've been out in the world and
I'm only ten
Don't worry about me if
I should die of pleurisy
Across to
Mississippi, across to
TennesseeAcross the
Niagara, home
I'll never be
Home in ol'
Medora, home in ol'
TruckeeApalachicola, home
I'll never be
Better or for worse, thick and thin
Like being married to the
Little poor man
God he loves me (God he loves me)
Just like
I love him (just like I love him)
I want you to do (I want you to do)
Just the same for him (just the same for him, yeah)
Well the worms eat away but don't worry watch the wind
So I left
Monatana on an old freight train (on an old freight train)
The night my father died in the cold cold rain (in the cold cold rain)
Road to Opelousas, road to
Wounded Knee
Road to Ogallala home
I'll never be
Road to Oklahoma, road to
El CahonRoad to
Tahachapi, road to
San Antone
Hey, heyRoad to
Opelousas, road to
Wounded Knee
Road to Ogallala, home
I'll never be
Road to Oklahoma, road to
El CahonRoad to
Tahachapi, road to
San Antone
Home I'll never be, home
I'll never be
Home I'll never be, home
I'll never be
Home I'll never be, home
I'll never be