On My Way - Phil Ochs

Well, sometimes I am happy, sometimes sad

Thinkin' of the good times I have had

Thinkin' of the places I have been --

Sometimes down, sometimes up, sometimes in

On my way -- to another workin' day

On my way -- and I wish that I could stay

On my way -- but I have no time to play

And I hope that I will see you on my way

And I got me a job in Buffalo

And it’s cold when those chilly lake winds blow

And it’s hot when that steel furnace glows;

It was dirty when that steel smoke rose

On my way -- to another workin' day

On my way -- and I wish that I could stay

On my way -- but I have no time to play

And I hope that I will see you on my way

Then California called me for a while

And the sun was shinin' every single mile

It was gettin' so darned crowded I could cry

Crossin' land and sea and fallin' from the sky

On my way -- to another workin' day

On my way -- and I wish that I could stay

On my way -- but I have no time to play

And I hope that I will see you on my way

And I’ve been all along the Southern shore

And the people there were lookin' mighty poor

They were waitin' for the factories to arrive

And some of them were fightin' to survive

On my way -- to another workin' day

On my way -- and I wish that I could stay

On my way -- but I have no time to play

And I hope that I will see you on my way

Yes, I’ve been all up and down the line

But somehow my money stayed behind

A good payin' job is hard to find

And the graveyard’s lookin' for another sign

On my way -- to another workin' day

On my way -- and I wish that I could stay

On my way -- but I have no time to play

And I hope that I will see you on my way