I left home, fourteen days ago
When you first set me free
I wandered South for a week or so
This is where it's led me
Oh, I won't ever know
What I came here for
If you take me back home
Oh, I felt so low
You slammed our old door
Now I am alone, oh
Now getting sad is useless
It's better to move on
From that old rusty nail
That's been stuck in my arm
I now realize that you're ruthless
And I'm glad that I am gone
From that old run down town
That's been dragging me down
Oh, I won't ever know
What I came here for
If you take me back home
Oh, I felt so low
You slammed our old door
Now I am alone, oh
Now getting sad is useless
It's better to move on
From that old rusty nail
That's been stuck in my arm