i know of a man who lives on the other side on the other side of this mountain they say he s calling the weary home i ve been told of a man who lives on the other side on the other side of this mountain with a heart full of stories of hope so run like a vagabond carry the flame run for the children and run for the slaves hold it up high with a message of faith don t ever stop moving on just run like a vagabond his book is a gun that he reads for the people the words that he speaks have been colored illegal but the law that he s under is bigger than paper and gowns he stayed in the streets where the beggars are broken he s risking is life a bullseye in the open but he won t stop to rest until he s reached every town so run like a vagabond carry the flame run for the children and run for the slaves hold it up high with a message of faith don t ever stop moving on just run like a vagabond