I met a man from Waycross, Georgia I met a man from Waycross, Georgia He was traveling down the road He was traveling down the road I asked that man from Waycross, Georgia I asked that man from Waycross, Georgia Do you mind if I come along? Do you mind if I come along? He said: Listen to me stranger He said: Listen to me stranger I'm just going home, I'm just going home In his eyes was joy and pain In his eyes was joy and pain When he said I must go alone I must go alone Along that road that leads toward home Along that road that leads toward home Are the people who fed your life The people who fed your life Smile and thank each one of those people Smile and thank each one of those people And then say farewell Say farewell I met a man from Waycross, Georgia I met a man from Waycross, Georgia He was traveling down the road He was traveling down the road