I've been hit some hard traveling, I thought you knewI've been hit some hard traveling way down the roadI've been hit some hard traveling, hard rambling, hard gamblingI've been through some hard traveling, LordTell me about it, JackI've been riding them fast rattlers, I thought you knewI've been riding them blind passengers way down the roadI've been riding them dead-enders, flat-wheelers, kicking up cindersI've been doing some hard traveling, LordJerry!I've been doing some hard traveling, I thought you knewI've been doing some hard traveling way down the roadI've been doing some hard traveling, hard rambling, hard gamblingI've been doing some hard traveling too badI've been working at Pittsburgh SteelI thought you know'dI've been ducking red hot *** way down the roadI've been blasting, I've been firingI've been ducking that red hot onAnd I've been doing some hard travelingI've been doing some hard travelingI thought you know'dI've been doing some hard travelingWay on down that roadI've been doing some hard travelingStripping my feetSticking into gravelAnd I've been doing some hard traveling, LordI've been walking that Lincoln HighwayI thought you know'dI've been hitching on 66Way down the roadWith heavy loadsAnd a worried mindLooking for a woman that's hard to findI've been doing some hard traveling, LordI've been doing some hard traveling, LordWith heavy loadsAnd a worried mindLooking for a woman that's hard to findI've been doing some hard traveling, LordI've been doing some hard traveling, LordI've been doing some hard traveling, Lord