A fella told me
This here road leads into Cairo
I got to get me a ride

I got to go back
Go back to my children
I got to see my little bride

I been traveling
Gone a long long time
Don't know what I'll find
Scared of what I'll find
But I just got to see them again

Hey thanks for stopping
Are you headed down to Cairo
I wrecked my Lincoln in Saint Jo

Why to little old Cairo
Oh no special reason
Look up some folks I used to know

Me I travel some
Have my share of fun
Now that's a life I chose to live
Sure I've played and lost
But who minds the cost
You got to take more than you give

Hey you could I try your cigar
Ooh I sure like this car
Oh from your daddy as a gift

Say on second thoughts
There's gifts I haven't bought
You can drop me here
Thanks for the lift

Yes I've traveled some
Yes I've been a bum
I never have a dime for gin

I Left to make my way
Told him I can't stay
To see my children poor as sin

I know this road
I know this road straight into Cairo
Twenty-two miles straight ahead
But I can't, I can't walk down this road to Cairo
They're better thinking I'm dead
They're better thinking I'm dead

I been traveling
Gone a long long time
Don't know what I'd find
Scared of what I'd find
But I can't, no I can't
Walk down this road 

No I can't walk down this road
No I can't walk down this road
No I can't walk down this road
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