There comes a time in every life when love goes wrong And sometimes the only thing a man or woman can do is to go It doesn't matter where or how far what matters is that you're goin' When love plays out there's still some thing in a man or woman That cries out for more love for true love for lastin' love And so it is with the Rambler Leavin' east coast he rambles his way up to Pittsburg Wheeling Westward to Ohio Illinois Indiana His only companion at times is the car radio The Rambler remembers the other times good times and places along the way And suspectin' that he won't lose her memory Knowin' that his love for her will haunt him wherever he goes He hopes to dull the pain with new experiences new places maybe a new face A new adventure maybe a new friend a true friend Near Lafayette Indiana the Rambler pulls off the Interstate And down through the trees on the left he sees a river The Rambler pulls into a little roadside park overlookin' the river The Rambler walks down to the water and discovers he's not alone [ Rambler ] Hey how you're doin' you catchin' any [ Fisherman ] No [ Rambler ] Uh hope I'm not disturbin' you [ Fisherman ] No you're not disturbin' me [ Rambler ] How's fishin' on this river [ Fisherman ] Well I hear about a mile downstream that there toward Lafayette They catch some good catfish underneath that railroad bridge but it's pretty crowded down there It's a little more peaceful here you know [ Rambler ] Well I'm not really interested in fishin' I'm just passin' through [ Fisherman ] Where you're goin' [ Rambler ] Ah nowhere in particular California I guess is the way I'm headed [ Fisherman ] That's funny I just came back from California [ Rambler ] Really workin' out there [ Fisherman ] No no [ Rambler ] Your family out there [ Fisherman ] Well my woman is [ Rambler ] Well I'd say you're a long way from your woman aren't you [ Fisherman ] I'll just have to go and try to get her to come back home here but she wouldn't come And that's just me and that river there [ Rambler ] You know looks like me and you got somethin' in common [ Fisherman ] What are you talkin' about [ Rambler ] Women we both lost I think You got the river but I got the highway And I bet you the highway will take you farther If you want to run I've got an empty shotgun seat [ Fisherman ] I don't know bout that
