Your old man got mad when I told him we were leav ing. He cursed and he raged and he swore at the ceil ing He called you his child, said, "hon ey get wise to his game. He'll get you in trou ble I know it, those bums are all the same" There's a grey hound out side in the lane, it's wait ing for us. So tell him good bye, we got ta go west on that bus And it's all o ver now, don't you wor ry no more. Gon na go west to the sea The grey hound is sway ing, and the ra di o's play ing, some blues for ba by and me And the high way looks like it nev er did. Lord it looks so sweet and so free And I can't for get that trip to the west and sing ing blues for ba by and me Saw your hands tremb ling, yer eyes o pened in sur prise. It's nine ty in the shade babe, and there ain't a cloud in the sky I called you my child, said hon ey now this is our game. There's two of us to play it and I'm hap py to be home a gain There's a grey hound out side in the lane, it's wait ing for us. So tell him good bye, we got ta go west on that bus And it's all o ver now, don't you wor ry no more. Gon na go west to the sea The grey hound is sway ing, and the ra di o's play ing, some blues for ba by and me And the high way looks like it nev er did. Lord it looks so sweet and so free And I can't for get that trip to the west and sing ing blues for ba by and me And it's all o ver now, don't you wor ry no more. Gon na go west to the sea The grey hound is sway ing, and the ra di o's play ing, some blues for ba by and me And the high way looks like it nev er did. Lord it looks so sweet and so free And I can't for get that trip to the west and sing ing blues for ba by and me