It's a long and a dusty road
It's a hard and a heavy load and the folks we meet ain't always kind
Some are bad and some are good
Some have done the best they could
Some have tried to ease our troubling mind

And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

I have traveled across this land just a-doing the best I can
Tryin' to find what I was meant to do
And the faces that I see are as worried as can be
Looks like they've been wonderin', too

And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

I had a buddy, way back home, but he started out to roam and I hear he's out by Monterey
And sometimes, when I've had a few, his voice comes singin' through and I a-goin' out to see him some old day

And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

If you see us passin' by and you sit and you wonder why and you wish that you were a rambler, too
Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor, lace 'em up, bar the door and thank the stars for the roof that's over you
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound, where I'm bound, can't help but wonder where I'm bound