Leavin'

Four score and thirty dirty socks ago

I stepped off the train in ol' Mexico

And all I had on me when I stepped off that train were the blues

Now I got a guitar all tattooed with decals

Little black book with the names of some sweet gals

Who loved me to sleep by the light of that Mexico moon

But leavin' ain't in your feet, it's in your veins

If you ain't got it in your blood, you'll never catch a train

Or feel the pain that comes from leavin'

A shaky ol' train just a-crossin' the border

And here I sit, singin' a song to the porter

'Bout a blue-eyed gal that I loved back in Carolin' (Carolin')

So Josie, if you happen to be lookin' out your window

You might see me comin' up the road and who knows

If you want me to, I'll stay a little longer this time

But leavin' ain't in your feet, it's in your veins

If you ain't got it in your blood, you'll never catch a train

Or feel the pain that comes from leavin'

Ain't in your feet, it's in your veins

If you ain't got it in your blood, you'll never catch a train

Or feel the pain that comes from leavin'

Ain't in your feet, it's in your veins

If you ain't got it in your blood, you'll never catch a train