THE OPEN ROAD

I'll be gone before the rooster crows

I can see the open road

There's nowhere else I want to go

I can see the open road

Take all of my troubles

And shove them in the ground

I don't need them

Walking around

I bequeath my possessions

To the holy lord

My pockets will be empty

When I reach the golden doors

I'm gonna wash my mind of this earthly mud

I can see the open road

I'm gonna see the stars when I look up

I can see the open road

Take all of my sorrows

And put them on a train

Where I'm going

There ain't no rain

I'm gonna sleep under

The willows

And burn away the days

No dark clouds

Will keep the sunshine away

I'm gonna reach for the sky and fill my cup

I can see the open road

I'm gonna thank the lord when it opens up

I can see the open road

What I have to gain

Is nothing more to lose

Where I'm going

There ain't no blues

Only golden sky

Shining on my back

And the holy grail

Down the railroad tracks.