You don't have to live a life of sin You don't have to break the law And break the law again You can make just one mistake And it can take you to your grave, honey One bad move can turn your world upside down It's such a shame 'cause you've been so good up to now Yes I saw the light fall from your eyes Yes I saw how easy it was The light it never lies And as the darkness touched your lips They tried to warn your fingertips, honey One bad move can turn your world upside down It's such a shame 'cause you've been so good up to now When he looks at you what will he see You can hide from him, baby But you can't hide from me You know right from right And wrong from wrong You know you can try to stop But you can't stop for long And you just don't seem to be yourself So you do it like your someone else, honey One bad move can turn your world upside down It's such a shame 'cause you've been so good up to now It's such a shame 'cause you've been so good up to now

Headed down south to the land of the pines I'm thumbin' my way into North Caroline Starin' up the road And pray to God I see headlights I made it down the coast in 17 hours Pickin' me a bouquet of dogwood flowers And I'm a hopin' for Raleigh I can see my baby tonight So rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me, mama, anyway you feel Hey, mama, rock me Rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain Rock me, mama, like a south-bound train Hey, mama, rock me Runnin' from the cold up in New England I was born to be a fiddler in an old-time string band My baby plays the guitar I pick a banjo now Oh, the North country winters keep a gettin' me now Lost my money playin' poker so I had to up and leave But I ain't turnin' back To livin' that old life no more So rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me, mama, anyway you feel Hey, mama, rock me Rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain Rock me, mama, like a south-bound train Hey, mama, rock me Walkin' to the south out of Roanoke I caught a trucker out of Philly Had a nice long toke But he's headed west from the Cumberland Gap To Johnson City, Tennessee And I gotta get a move on fit for the sun I hear my baby callin' my name And I know that she's the only one And if I die in Raleigh At least I will die free So rock me, mama, like a wagon wheel Rock me, mama, anyway you feel Hey, mama, rock me Rock me, mama, like the wind and the rain Rock me, mama, like a south-bound train Hey, mama, rock me

If you say up - i say down We're the most unlikely pair But up or down, high or low You've always been right there You've been a friend to me, a godsend to me I ain't too proud to say You've been a friend to me Now if i'm feeling lowdown Or feeling ten feet tall Thick or thin, the shape i'm in Don't matter to you at all You've been a friend to me, a godsend to me I ain't too proud to say You've been a friend to me Whenever I needed someone You're right there on the line With a friend like you, to get me through I'll get by every time Whenever I needed someone You're right there on the line With a friend like you, to get me through I'll get by every time You've been a friend to me, a godsend to me I ain't too proud to say You've been a friend to me

I just talked to my baby on the telephone She said, "Stop what you're doing and baby come on home" I can't hold out, I can't hold out too long I get a real good feeling talking to you on the phone You said, "Baby don't you worry, you're my heart's desire You know that I love you, I can't stand to see you cry" I can't hold out, I can't hold out too long I get a real good feeling talking to you on the phone She said, "Baby you can run, you can walk or fly You know that I love you, you're my heart's desire" I can't hold out, I can't hold out too long I get a real good feeling talking to you on the phone, oh yeah I talked to my baby, I talked to my baby I talked to my baby, I talked to my baby I get a real good feeling talking to you on the phone

It seems that nothing ever goes my way Since you broke my heart when you left that day There's nowhere to go so just stay with me Cuz since you've been gone, I've been beggin' you please To tell me you're not alright And you needed to come home (Since you've been gone) To tell me you're not okay And you needed me all along Since you've been gone I need to hear from you Since you've been gone It seems that every time you swear to God that you're leaving I'm down on my knees beggin' you to stay There's nowhere to go so just stay with me Cuz since you've been gone, I've been beggin' you please To tell me you're not alright And you needed to come home (Since you've been gone) To tell me you're not okay And you needed me all along Since you've been gone Please don't leave me here alone Just stay awhile Make me smile Please don't leave me here alone Just stay awhile And, baby, smile Since you've been gone Let me to hear from you Since you've been gone Let me to hear you say Tell me you're not alright And you needed to come home (Since you've been gone) Tell me you're not okay And you needed me all along Since you've been gone I need to hear you say Since you've been gone Don't tell me Don't tell me I need to hear you say