Quit my job, ain't got no money Seems I have to leave this town Packed my bags, run to the station Board the train that's eastward bound [Chorus] Tell mama and all the folks back home Sometimes a man just feels He's got to make it alone Tell mama why I'm leaving so soon Because this life I live Has got me sick through and through Nothing to do, that's why I had to go Seemed no use in hanging 'round I can't stop now, the ticket's in my hand Board the train that's eastward bound [Chorus] Quit my job, ain't got no money Seems I have to leave this town [Chorus]