Uhh-uhh Lord, oh no It's nine o'clock at this old station And my silver linin' ride is right on time And as I buy myself a one-way ticket For somewhere else on down the line And I see that on their faces Of a people that will never come home And when I stare into the mirror, mama See myself all alone And did you ever stop to wonder? (Wonder) About the times that she laid by your side When you know that I was right And you finally realize You took a left turn on a red light ♪ Sun shines down on the desert And it seems to make my life a haze And I dream of my childhood sweetheart And the freedom that I had in those days When I wake from all my dreamin' Will this boxcar always be my lonely home, yeah Well I don't know where I am And I really don't give a damn This crazy life of mine will soon be gone And did you ever stop to wonder? (Wonder) About the times that she laid by your side When you know that I was right And you finally realize You took a left turn on a red light ♪ Well it's nine o'clock at this old station Once again my ride is right on time And as I buy myself another ticket, Lord For somewhere else on down the line Well I'll always be a rambler Will the ones I love always keep tellin' me You stare too long in the mirror, son Someday you'll be too blind to see And now I can stop my wonderin' (Wonderin') About the times that she laid by my side Now I know that I was right And I finally realize I took a left turn on a red light