THE MAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (Chris Jones)
BY: Dixie Hall (BMI)
Tom T. Hall (BMI)

VERSE 1: WHILE DRIVING AROUND NEAR A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN
I PULLED OFF WHERE THE GRASS HAD BEEN MOWED
I SIPPED ON MY DRINK AND WHILE PAUSING TO THINK
SAW THE MAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

VERSE 2: LIKE A DOG ON THE STRAY HE COULD WANDER ALL DAY
WITH NO ONE AROUND HIM TO CARE
HE DIDN'T SEEM CROSS AND HE DIDN'T SEEM LOST
WHEREVER HE WAS HE WAS THERE

CHORUS: THE MAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
SILENTLY SHOULDERING HIS LOAD
UNTOUCHED BY THE STRIFE ON THE HIGHWAYS OF LIFE
THE MAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

VERSE 3: HE SAT ON THE GROUND WITH THE TREASURES HE'D FOUND
AND SPREAD THEM ALL OUT ON THE GRASS
HE HAD NOT A CARE FOR THE LAUGHS AND THE STARES
FROM THE PICKUPS AND CARS THAT DROVE PAST

VERSE 4: HE HAD FOUND AN OLD SIGN THAT WAS WEATHERED WITH TIME
JESUS IS COMING IT SAID
HE REALLY DIDN'T NEED IT, I DON'T THINK HE COULD READ IT
BUT THE LETTERS WERE PRETTY IN RED

CHORUS: THE MAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
SILENTLY SHOULDERING HIS LOAD
AND I THINK IN A WAY I COULD LIVE OUT MY DAYS
LIKE THE MAN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD