every now and then a feller comes along with pure intent embedded in song lets the light on in and the light gets strong every now and then a feller comes along he could be preaching the gospel or just pitchin a tent doing the impossible and ending up spent every now and then every now and then a feller comes along the mountain is high the road is long the river s are wide when you can t go on but you got to get it up yeah you got to be strong every now and then at night a light comes on every now and then a feller comes along with pure intent embedded in song he lets the light on in the light gets strong every now and then at night the light comes on maybe leanin toward new love but ending up bent oh every now and then now and then now and then a feller comes along