Don't you go fallin' for the ramblin' kind
Soon as you quit following you'll get left behind
You can love 'em, believe in them,
But don't you get to needin' em
Nobody owns the ramblin' kind

She was strong-backed and wild, and had the open highway in her heart
And I loved the way she'd kick-start her bike, and roar off in the dark
And I loved the far-away in her eye, as she'd stare off down the line
I couldn't hold her heart but now that same highway cuts through mine

Don't you go fallin' for a ramblin' girl
Keep your eyes open when she takes you for a whirl
You can hold her at night, but don't you hold her too tight
Nobody owns a ramblin' girl
I was tired and weary and had the feeling I'd been running way too long
And her arms held sweet comfort, and her eyes held a song
When we parted ways I tried to make a joke, but she just couldn't laugh
We split like a wishbone, somehow I got the big half
Don't you go fallin' for a ramblin' man
He's just like water, he'll slip through your hands
You can love him, you can touch him,
but don't you try to clutch him
Nobody owns a ramblin' man

They just go speedin' by
And you can ride with them for a stretch
But the thing that caught your eye
Is the one that you can't catch

Don't you go fallin' for the ramblin' kind
Soon as you quit following you'll get left behind
You can love 'em, believe in them,
But don't you get to needin' em
Nobody owns the ramblin' kind