Verse I
C F C
Yesterday was a small town in Texas
F C
With a railroad track runnin' near our back yard
F C
I used to wonder where that ol' train was bound for
G C
As I sat up in a tree and counted the cars
F C
When I grew older that ramblin' fever took me
F C
With momma's bible in my suitcase I left home
F C
If I knew then of the years that lay before me
G C
Guess I'd have stayed there at home where I belonged
Pre
Am C
A young man's gotta see all he can see
Am C
He'll never know the price he's payin' 'til he gets old
Am C
Ramblin' around from town to town and to the cities
Am C
He soon finds out that life can be so cold
F G C
Hey but time has a way of changin' everything
F G C
Time has a way of changin' lives
F G
I've been on the road too long
C Am
Too far away from home
F G Am
And the memories are so much sweeter than the wine
F G
Now I'm runnin' on empty
C
And runnin' outa' time
Verse II
C F C
I see the age in my eyes in the rearview mirror
F C
As I turn down a familiar blacktop road
F C
I can see some of the memories so much clearer
G C
And I know I don't have much further to carry this load
F C
I know momma's gonna' run outside so she can greet me
F C
And I'll be so glad I've found my way home
F C
But I laugh to myself, who am I foolin'
G C
(Spoken) That ol' train, like yesterday, is gone
Repeat Pre-Chrous
Repeat Chorus
Tag
F G
Yeah I'm runnin' on empty
C
And runnin' outa' time