Silver Ribbons Lyrics

Travelin′ down this lonesome railroad
Silver ribbons with no end
A million miles of cross ties mark a million miles I've been
I picked peaches down in Georgia, apples up in Maine
Pulled cotton out in Texas and ridin′ on a train

I was just a lad of seventeen
My daddy turned me loose
Silver ribbons callin' me engine and caboose
I can't recall my mother, she left when I was two
Brunettes, blondes and redheads were the only love I knew

Don′t ask me where I′m goin'
Don′t ask me where I've been
Those silver ribbons will take me there
There and back again
One more time, back again

Travelin′ to the tune of freight wheels is such a lonely sound
Hear that lonesome whistle blow as we leave another town
I wish someone was waitin' somewhere to welcome me
Then those silver ribbons would see no more of me

Don′t ask me where I'm goin'
Don′t ask me where I′ve been
Those silver ribbons will take me there
There and back again
One more time, back again