When I first heard
the sound of the river going down
I knew I had to travel like the
wa ters from my home
To see what I could see,
go beyond my boundaries
And look into the heart of
the life I chose for me
On and on, oh why must I ramble
Following dreams out
before me in the night
On and on, the highway's a gamble
Better think of home again before it's out of sight
When I left to see the world,
my one and only girl
Decided that this passion
was a fearful thing to fight
I tried to prove her wrong,
I said I won't be long
Please take the love I give you,
but I knew that she was right
On and on, oh I must I ramble
Followin' dreams out
before me in the night
On and on the highway's a gamble
Better think of home again before it's out of sight
She never asks the wherefores,
but sometimes just the whys
That her love alone can't hold
me from the current deep inside
I hope and pray that she'll be there
each time when I come home
The strength her love still gives me
is the thing that lets me roll
On and on, long while I must I ramble
Following dreams out
before me in the night
On and on the highways we gamble
Better think of home again
before it's out of sight
Better think of home again before
it's out of sight