[Verse 1]
I met a man from Waycross, Georgia
I met a man from Waycross, Georgia
He was traveling down the road
He was traveling down the road

[Verse 2]
I asked that man from Waycross, Georgia
I asked that man from Waycross, Georgia
"Do you mind if I come along?"
"Do you mind if I come along?"

[Verse 3]
He said "Listen to me stranger"
He said "Listen to me stranger"
"I'm just going home, I’m just going home"

[Verse 4]
In his eyes was joy and pain
In his eyes was joy and pain
When he said I must go alone, I must go alone

[Verse 5]
Along that road that leads toward home
Along that road that leads toward home
Are the people who fеd your life
The peoplе who fed your life
[Verse 6]
Smile and thank each one of those people
Smile and thank each one of those people
And then say farewell, say farewell

[Verse 7]
I met a man from Waycross, Georgia
I met a man from Waycross, Georgia
He was traveling down the road
He was traveling down the road