once i was a tumblin weed like a rollin stone cold and all alone living for the day my train would come never cared for school or any golden rules and papa used to always say i was a useless fool so i left my home to show them they was wrong and headed out on the road singing my song then one sunny day the man he looked my way and everything that i dreamed of it was real money girls and cars and big long cigars and i caught the first plane home so papa would see yeah when i went home to show em they was wrong all that i found lord was two tombstones somebody tell me please was i right or wrong lord it s such a sad song now first i got lost then i got found but the ones that i loved are in the ground papa i only wish you could see me now take a listen papa i learnt how to play my guitar some people say i m gonna be a superstar smoking big on long cigars hold on for a moment now if there s any way you can hear what i say papa i never meant to do you wrong all the money girls and cars and all the words the long cigars papa i just want you to know they couldn t take your place give it to me oh yeah when i went home to show em they was wrong all that i found lord was two tombstones somebody tell me please was i right or wrong lord it s such a sad song now first i got lost then i got found but the ones that i love are in the ground somebody tell me please was i right or wrong once i was a tumblin weed like a rollin stone cold and all alone