I could settle down And be doin' just fine Till I hear that old freight Comin' down the line Then I hurry straight Home and pack and if I didn't go I'd be 'bout lose my stack I love you, baby, but you gotta understand When the Lord made me, he made a ramblin' man Some folks might say that I'm no good That I wouldn't settle down if I could But when that open road starts callin' me There's somethin' o'er the hill that I got to see Sometimes it's hard, but you gotta understand When the lord made me, he made a ramblin' man And let me travel this land From the mountains to the sea 'Cause that's the life I believe He meant for me And when I'm gone, and at my grave you stand Just say God's called home your ramblin' man