James Taylor - My Traveling Star lyrics

Watch my back and light my way<br>My traveling star, my traveling star<br>Watch over all of those born st. christopher's day<br>Old road dog, young runaway<br>They hunger for home but they cannot stay<br>They wait by the door<br>They stand and they stare<br>They're already out of there<br>They're already out of there<br><br>My daddy used to ride the rails<br>So they say, so they say<br>Soft as smoke and as tough as nails<br>Boxcar jones, old walking man<br>Coming back home was like going to jail<br>The sheets and the blankets and babies and all<br>No he never did come back home<br>Never that I recall<br><br>Nevermind the wind<br>Nevermind the rain<br>Nevermind the road leading home again<br>Never asking why<br>Never knowing when<br>Every now and then<br>There he goes again<br><br>She had a cat and a dog named blue<br>My traveling star, my traveling star<br>A big old stove and a fireplace, too<br>Old road dog, young runaway<br>She told me loved me like it was true<br>I knew I should stay<br>I knew I would go<br>Run run run away<br>Run run run away, boy<br><br>Run before the wind<br>Run before the rain<br>Over yonder hill<br>Just around the bend<br>Never knowing why<br>Never knowing when<br>Every now and then<br>There you go again<br><br>Tie me up and hold me down<br>Oh, my traveling star<br>Bury my feet down in the ground<br>Oh, old road dog<br>Claim my name from the lost and found<br>And let me believe this is where I belong<br>Shame on me for sure<br>For one more highway song<br><br>My traveling star<br>My traveling star