[00:03.82] This song was first released on the Spirit album. It is the only album it has been released on.
[00:08.74] If your drivin' down the road and you come across an old man
[00:12.18] Holdin' out his thumb in the wind
[00:16.03] His clothes are old and dirty and dirty that doesn't matter
[00:19.70] It's his eyes that tell where he's been
[00:23.42] If you're not afraid to take your chances on a stranger
[00:27.03] He might have some company to lend
[00:31.28] Why don't you pull off to the side and let that old man have a ride
[00:34.37] He can tell you all the crazy things he's seen
[00:38.05] I'm an old hitchhiker
[00:42.29] The highway is the only home I know
[00:45.93] Where you're headed I don't mind
[00:48.87] I ain't been there in some time
[00:50.36] And it's just exactly where I want to go
[00:53.45] I can tell you how I started in the circus as a barker
[00:57.13] Drawin' people in from far and wide
[00:59.75] They never did regret the dollar that it cost ‘em
[01:04.64] We always left ‘em feelin' good inside
[01:08.40] We were headed for Montana when we hired us a dancer
[01:12.56] Her beauty it was more than I can say
[01:18.57] Then one summer night she set my soul on fire
[01:20.01] Lord, I wish that she was here with me today
[01:23.48] I'm an old hitchhiker, I wonder what's a waitin' ‘round the bend
[01:30.05] I don't know what I might see and I don't need no guarantee
[01:34.21] Just a ride from here to there and back again
[01:38.13] I was only seventeen when I took the open highway
[01:56.91] Took it for my teacher and a friend
[02:00.87] I've been thirty years a-thumbin'
[02:03.19] Some might call it bummin'
[02:04.59] But it's better than just cryin' in the wind
[02:07.69] So if you're drivin' down the road and you come across an old man holdin' out his thumb in the rain
[02:14.62] Why don't you pull off to the side let the poor boy have a ride
[02:19.53] He can tell you all the crazy things he's seen
[02:23.08] I'm an old hitchhiker lookin' to the far side of the hill
[02:31.45] Some people say I'll settle down
[02:34.04] Build a home in some small town
[02:35.50] But within my heart I know I never will
[02:37.49] I'm an old hitchhiker
[02:52.82] Words by Steve Weisberg and John Denver, music by Steve Weisberg
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