I met a man, such a sad old boy, in a waterfront bar
And he asked me "Young man, don't you think you've gone too far?"
"No", I told him. "No, I got so much more livin' I want to do"
It was then he said "I know, I've been afraid like you"
I met a woman, such a poor old lady, in a hotel room
And she asked me "Young man, don't you think you better run home soon?"
"No", I told her. "No, you see I got no brown eyes to run home to"
It was then she said "I know, I've been afraid like you"
Well, if everybody knows
If everybody sees that fear is a heavy load
Then they ought to know
I got to stay out on the road
And if they do not understand how we got to lend a hand
Then all I can do is pray
Please let me stay out on the road
I met a man, a fine young man, in a broken down jail
And he told me "Friend, don't be afraid to live. You know it doesn't matter if you fail"
Then he smiled
He smiled and I started into cry
It was then he said "Oh, I know, I've been afraid to die"
Well, if everybody knows
If everybody sees that fear is a heavy load
Then they ought to know
I got to stay out on the road
And if they do not understand how we got to, we got to lend a helping hand
All I can do is pray
Lord let me stay out on the road
Well, if everybody knows
If everybody sees that fear, fear is a heavy load
Then you ought to know
I got to, I got to stay out on the road
And if you do not understand how we got to, we got to lend a helping hand
Then all I can do is pray
Please let me stay out on the road