Like a modern-day drifter
Wanna cross the USA
Six string on my back
Boots on and I'm on my way
Playing honkytonks and rodeos
For a burger and a beer
My hat collects the tips
Keeps me going year after year
Oooooooooh Ridin' the dog
Oooooooooh Ridin' the dog
Never in one place for too long
Ridin' the dog
I need a ticket to ride
That means another 3,000 miles
Think of all them places
Where I can make folks smile
Silver liners
Six-wheeler Scenicruisers
Tweed case traveller
The road's my biggest seducer
Oooooooooh Ridin' the dog
Oooooooooh Ridin' the dog
Never a place where I belong
Ridin' the dog
It's not the destination
Going from A to B
An all-American experience
It's the journey you see
While I'm getting older
The yearning is getting stronger
Dream it, wish it, do it
Don't wait any longer
Oooooooooh Ridin' the dog
Oooooooooh Ridin' the dog
Oooooooooh Ridin' the dog
Oooooooooh Ridin' the dog