Lyrics:

Lay me down easy, lay me down hard
Light my cigarette and make my bed
Somewhere beneath the stars

And I was born a blue child
Of the wild western sky
But I left my prairie home
And found a boxcar for to ride
Now I'm way down in Okemah
Burnin' blisters on my feet
With my guitar and my button knife
Thumbin' down a Woody Guthrie street

So lay me down easy, lay me down hard
Light my cigarette and make my bed
Somewhere beneath the stars
Don't look for me in glory
Don't look for me below
'Cause I'll be ridin' on that freight
Where the souls of ramblers go

And there's a sadness that follows
Most everywhere I roam
You can see it on my smile
You can smell it on my clothes
And sometimes I'll outrun it
But it never lasts too long
'Cause it keep me good and loaded
And I'll keep singin' songs

Lay me down easy, lay me down hard
Light my cigarette and make my bed
Somewhere beneath the stars
Don't look for me in glory
And don't look for me below
'Cause I'll be ridin' on that freight
Where the souls of ramblers go

If I don't leave here tomorrow
I believe I'll blow out my brains
But either way there'll be sorrow
And you won't be seein' me again

Lay me down easy, lay me down hard
Light my cigarette and make my bed
Somewhere beneath the stars
Don't look for me in glory
Don't look for me below
'Cause I'll be ridin' on that freight
Where the souls of ramblers go