I was on the road for the first time A virgin running to the sun Thinkin' about my folks out in a world so far from mine Worryin' about their eldest son And they were asking me How will you survive boy And I say that I'll get by And they say to me don't forget to write boy And I say when I have the time you know I'll try Cause I'm a loner Well I'm a loner I'm a loner Won't you please me leave me alone Well as time went by I finally had a chance to visit I almost wished I hadn't come When we sat down to eat, well the questions started coming The interrogation had begun And they were asking me now where'd you get that tan boy And I say out on the beaches of life And they say to me why don't you get hitched, boy And I say the last thing I need is a wife And they would say to me you better go to school boy But I say when it's my time I'll know But when they're asking me what if you get drafted And I say if that's the case then I won't go Cause I'm a loner Well I'm a loner I'm a loner Won't you please leave me alone