I met two kind people on the road I was parched and I was dry from the cold I've been traveling four days and nights, sir And I do want to thank you for the ride, sir And the soup your wife made tasted fine If it's all the same I'll be on my way at the next turn 'Cause I'm three miles short from my town And my baby's waiting, I'm ... sir After fifteen trucks and an old Ford And the government madness, I ran away And I hate to say, I can't tell you my name 'Cause I'm four days Said I'm four days gone into running And I'm four days gone into running