standing on the roadside head held in my hands rain falls hard on the ground round where i stand headlights shinin about half a mile away it s been a long and lonesome day it s been a long and lonesome day cars on the highway they re dark against the sky and they re never going my way they only pass me by tomorrow s such a long time to go from yesterday it s been a long and lonesome day it s been a long and lonesome day waitin on a hillside here i am again i d love to catch a ride stick my thumb out in the wind shouldn t look behind me cause it don t ever pay it s been a long and lonesome day it s been a long and lonesome day