Hitchhiker Lyrics - John Denver

This song was first released on the Spirit album. It is the only album it has been released on. 

If your drivin' down the road and you come across an old man 

Holdin' out his thumb in the wind 

His clothes are old and dirty and dirty that doesn't matter 

It's his eyes that tell where he's been 

If you're not afraid to take your chances on a stranger 

He might have some company to lend 

Why don't you pull off to the side and let that old man have a ride 

He can tell you all the crazy things he's seen 

I'm an old hitchhiker 

The highway is the only home I know 

Where you're headed I don't mind 

I ain't been there in some time 

And it's just exactly where I want to go 

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I can tell you how I started in the circus as a barker 

Drawin' people in from far and wide 

They never did regret the dollar that it cost 'em 

We always left 'em feelin' good inside 

We were headed for Montana when we hired us a dancer 

Her beauty it was more than I can say 

Then one summer night she set my soul on fire 

Lord, I wish that she was here with me today 

I'm an old hitchhiker, I wonder what's a waitin' 'round the bend 

I don't know what I might see and I don't need no guarantee 

Just a ride from here to there and back again 

I was only seventeen when I took the open highway 

Took it for my teacher and a friend 

I've been thirty years a-thumbin' 

Some might call it bummin' 

But it's better than just cryin' in the wind 

So if you're drivin' down the road and you come across an old man holdin' out his thumb in the rain 

Why don't you pull off to the side let the poor boy have a ride 

He can tell you all the crazy things he's seen 

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I'm an old hitchhiker lookin' to the far side of the hill 

Some people say I'll settle down 

Build a home in some small town 

But within my heart I know I never will 

I'm an old hitchhiker 

Words by Steve Weisberg and John Denver, music by Steve Weisberg