D5 D5 Rain had grounded all the planes G5 D5 At the airport in Louisville Kentucky D5 So I bought me a railroad ticket G5 D5 Had to close a deal in New Orleans G5 When a hobo at the track G5 D5 Said he's gona ride the rail to Ari zona E5 G5 I had to fight the tears A5 That wailed up in me E5 G5 Cause a ragged ol' hobo D5 Is really better off than me G5 He ain't nothin but a hobo D5 But he's livin his hobo dreams D5 D5 Got a new car and a house G5 D5 And a good ol job in the suburbs of St. Louie D5 And the woman in the gateway G5 D5 To the west has made me everything I am G5 But this three piece suit is gettin tight G5 D5 The walls are closin in down at the office E5 G5 Lord I've been to cautious A5 With all my best laid plans E5 G5 Cause a ragged ol hobo D5 Is really better off than me G5 He ain't nothin but a hobo D5 But he's livin his hobo dreams D5 D5 He said son you ought to come along G5 D5 And watch the eagles fly in Arizona D5 You'll never see an eagle fly G5 D5 With neon light reflecting off wings G5 As he climbed into the box car G5 D5 His words echoed back like crashin thun der E5 G5 Lord if I was younger A5 I'd ride me a different train E5 G5 Cause a ragged ol hobo D5 Is really better off than me G5 He ain't nothin but a hobo D5 But he's livin his hobo dreams G5 He ain't nothin but a hobo D5 But he's livin his hobo dreams