O, now I have walked down this road before
And I know that I'm looking, but not what I'm looking for
If my mother calls, please tell her that I'm doing fine
And that I won't be coming home 'till I've seen what's down the line

O, I've been walking
I've been walking
I've found nothing here or there that's right for me
But I'll keep searching
I'll keep searching
'Till I find it and it finally sets me free

Now many a friend have I come to know
But I've never met a soul that can save my own
O, I drank from the well and I sang that Jubilee
And when that water turned to wine, Lord, it caught a hold of me

O, I've been drinking
I've been drinking
I've been drinking all my problems away
I've been drinking
And I've been thinking
Don't know which of them will send me to my grave

I have talked all these words before
But I keep on talking, I don't know what for
O, and when ol' death finally holds me in his keep
May my mouth keep up it's moving so to keep him from his sleep

O, I'll keep talking
I'll keep talking
Even when it's time for me to settle down
I'll keep talking
Keep on talking
Though I'm talking you may never hear a sound

I have heard the preachers speaking all about the precious Lord
How the bride that he desired, he will soon be coming for
Preacher, when you pray at night, would you pray he waits for me
I've been known to miss my train 'cause I had somewhere else to be

O, I've been praying
I've been praying
But I don't know that it's reaching way up there
But I'll keep praying
I'll keep praying
'Till the savior comes to meet me in the air