Hobo Dreams - Chris Ledoux

Pouring rain has grounded

All the planes out of Louisville, Kentucky

So I bought me a railway ticket

I had to close a deal in New Orleans

When a hobo by the track

Said he was going to ride the rails to Arizona

I had to fight the tears

That weld up in me

'Cause a ragged old hobo

Is really better off than me

He ain’t nothing but a hobo

But he’s livin' his hobo dreams

I got a brand new car and a house a good 'ol job

In the suburbs of St. Louie

And the woman in the gateway to the west

She made me everything I am

But my three-piece suit is gettin' tight

The walls are closin' in down at the office

Lord I’ve been too cautious

With all my best laid plans

'Cause a ragged old hobo

Is really better off than me

He ain’t nothing but a hobo

But he’s livin' his hobo dreams

Said son you outta come along and watch

The eagle’s fly in Arizona

You’ll never see an eagle fly

With neon light reflecting off his wings

As he climbed into the rail car

His last words echoed back like crashing thunder

Lord if I was younger

Well I’d ride me a different train

'Cause a ragged old hobo

Is really better off than me

He ain’t nothing but a hobo

But he’s livin' his hobo dreams

He ain’t nothing but a hobo

But he’s livin' his hobo dreams