I’m just a traveling musician 
And life on the road can be cruel 
I don’t make enough money to be anything but poor 
But it’s enough to pay for my fuel 

I don’t have time for long goodbyes 
But I can play you half of a song 
The other half goes with me on the road 
But it’s a whole song if you come along 

CHORUS
You won’t own much of anything 
But you’ll have everything that’s free 
The wide-open skies and the love in my eyes 
If you come along with me 

I’m just a banjo player 
On that one-way road to poverty 
But you’ll find out life can be richer when your poor 
If you come along with me 

I’ve lived my life in a circus 
I don’t know how to be someone new 
But I know how to fight for what’s right 
And I know how to love you 

CHORUS
You won’t own much of anything 
But you’ll have everything that’s free 
The wide-open skies and the love in my eyes 
If you come along with me 

I don’t have time for long goodbyes 
But I can play you half of a song 
The other half goes with me on the road 
But it’s a whole song if you come along 

(music and lyrics by Mary James)