Out on the highway
Where the big wheel's cutting through
Who's going my way
Won't me coming to you
I'm in a bad way
No need to lie to you

I'm going back to Sacramento
And I wrote it on a cardboard sign
I'm going back to Sacramento
And I wrote it on a cardboard sign

Back in Durango
Where the women and the weed are fine
That's where a man goes
With a gold rush on his mind
Spent every penny
That I made down in the mine

I'm going back to Sacramento
And I wrote it on a cardboard sign
I'm going back to Sacramento
And I wrote it on a cardboard sign

Oh, Luisa, you're making me leave ya
I don't want to go
Oh, Luisa, you're taking a piece of my heart
So you know
Oh, Luisa, you're making me leave ya
Call me your man
I won't go

Out on the highway
Where the big wheel's cutting through
You're going my way
Won't you put yourself in my shoes
Been in a bad way
Going home to heal my wounds

I'm going back to Sacramento
And I wrote it on a cardboard sign
I'm going back to Sacramento
And I wrote it on a cardboard sign