Good Old American Guest Lyrics - Merle Haggard

Well I'm longing to ride on a freight train 

Put a slouch hat down low on my ears 

I'm yearning to leave this old town 

On the flight and loose all my troubles and cares 

In this day of airplanes and highways 

Hey the slow way is sometimes the best 

I'm longing to ride on a freight train 

And be a good old American guest 

Yes I want to live on the land that 

I've loved and I've labored for 

And spend a few days headed west 

I'm longing to ride on a freight train 

And be a good old American guest 

Well the pressures of life they got to me 

And they got down and deep in my soul 

I'm tired of the rat-race 

want to go back to the slow pace 

And hear a fast train rattle and roll 

I want to live out my days like a hobo 

And take myself that long-needed rest 

Hey, hey I'm longing to ride on a freight train 

And be a good old American guest 

Yes I want to live on the land that 

I've loved and I've labored for 

And spend a few days headed west 

I'm longing to ride on a freight train 

And be a good old American guest 

Oh, yes I'm longing to ride on a freight train 

And be a good old American guest