i can see us now riding in a brand new wagon happy as a king upon a throne papa wearing overalls and mama with her bonnet riding in a brand new wagon going home today is the first time i ve been home in many a years remembering how things used to be i can t hold back the tears the house is barely standing and the barn has rotted down and someone planted trees all over papa s farming ground the weeds had almost hidden papa s wagon standing there i thought how long it s been since gentle hands touched it with care i remember when he bought it even mama went along he walked to led the mules to town and proudly brought it home i can see us now riding in a brand new wagon happy as a king upon a throne papa wearing overalls and mama with her bonnet riding in a brand new wagon going home i remember tammy jones that lived the next house down she was in the wagon every time we went to town and when i told her of my plans she cried and said you re wrong but i just wouldn t listen so i ran away from home too young to get a job i robbed a man in frisco yard the wagon i had rode next was driven by a guard mam and pap they kept my secret till their dying day that s why no one could find me when they both had passed a way and i can see us now riding in a brand new wagon happy as a king upon a throne papa wearing overalls and mama with her bonnet riding in a brand new wagon going home riding in a brand new wagon going home 