I never seem to go back to the places I have been
And when I'm heading somewhere, I see all that's in between
If I could keep a promise, I may sit down for a while
But I'm a mystic wanderer, always chasing every mile
Now I don't make a habit out of breakin' people's hearts
No I'm just not the stayin' kind, I'm gone before I start
I've seen the depths of beauty, any deeper cannot be
I am a mystic wanderer, don't shed a tear for me
Oh, Lord, I've always been a wanderer
Happy just to be out on my own
Oh, Lord, I'll always be a wanderer
The open road will always be my home
People seem to think that I'm a man without a life
'cause I'm without a house, or any children or a wife
The sky is all the 'home' that I have ever seemed to need
And no one needs to understand this simple life I lead
Oh, Lord, I've always been a wanderer
Happy just to be out on my own
Oh, Lord, I'll always be a wanderer
The open road will always be my home