jerry jeff walker john inmon last year we went to london and paris texas we went on a bus tour the great texas honky tonk tour here are some snapshots about life on the road let me tell you bout the life i lead it ain t all it s cracked up to be of what you been told bout life on the road rolling round in a painted bus just so y all can look at us life on the road you pack your clothes and your shaving kit some extra socks and those pants that fit check em for holes life on the road everything you pack is black hoist it all upon your back for life on the road climb on board the bus and grab your bunk one on the bottom is the one you want less rock and roll as you roll down the road plug john wayne in the vcr let the driver tell you where you are life on the road you get a bed and a tv set you get an ashtray for your cigarette you get hbo well that s life on the road get one down on the bottom floor hang a do not disturb sign on the door life on the road you get clean sheets and a wake up call don t go up north in the spring and fall but not when it s cold that s no life on the road coffee black with pie a la mode that s what you want before the show life on the road tonight we re playing that high school gym they re all drunk before i even begin they re hollering pissin in the wind life on the road the local band opens up for us now the pa s got a real big buzz life on the road the good news is i get to sing my songs the bad news is they all sing along and they re singing wrong notes ahh life on the road but if i stop it won t be long before they re singing someone else s song life on the road