Well, sittin in the depot long before the break of day I just bought my ticket, lord I hope the bus aint late Ill have a cup of coffee and a sandwich from the microwave Now Im gonna see my baby if its the last thing I ever do Got this sittin in the station sick and tired of waitin Continental trailways blues Well rollin out for houston, man were finally rollin now Try to get some sleep and listen to that highway sound I guess we must have stopped in every single little town Now Ive bought myself a copy of the natchez mississippi news With the just pulled out of lake charles rollin into sulphur Continental trailways blues Now, were rollin into houston, dont them city lights look fine Headed for the pay phone, hangin onto my last dime Well, she says shes got a new man, son, its been a long, long time Now I was standin by the highway with the rain runnin through my shoes With the sittin by the road side wishin I was inside continental trailways blues I got the wishin I was downtown waitin on a greyhound Continental trailways blues