I'm gonna be a lonely mountain man
Because I can't seem to keep my friends, oh no
Because I am haunted and they can't seem to understand
So I'm just gonna be a loathsome mountain man
And I have been alone a long long time
I lost my money, lost my soul, and lost my mind
I spot a little coyote out in the road
And I'm gonna follow him to see where he goes
And I'm wondering now where it leads
And I'm wondering now where it's taking me
Will it lead me far from my mountain home
Is this a route I travel, oh baby, all alone
I never crossed the river in all my life
I paddle fast to leave my pain and leave my strife
And something is calling out to me from the other side
And I may drown but I have to see what I can find
And I'm wondering now where it leads
And I'm wondering where it's taking me
Will it carry me far from my mountain home
Is this the route I travel all alone