Lyrics:

Mama, your child is cryin`. It`s a sad and beautiful world.
Mama, your child is cryin`. It`s a sad and beautiful world.
River towns are tough towns, and Memphis sure is one.
It`s no wonder how far I`ve wandered from my home.

You can hear it in my voice, and you can see it in my eyes.
Going back to that lonely place and rest my soul a while.

Mama, your child is cryin`. It`s a sad and beautiful world.
Mama, your child is cryin`. Such a sad and beautiful world.

(blues harp solo)

The highway was callin`; I followed a long, long road.
Driftin` from town to town, wherever my faith did roll.

I don`t care where I`m headed, you know it`s just one of those things
Rolling along can`t you hear? Can`t you hear my highway sing?

Highway, now highway, won`t you sing me back home?
Back to that haunted place by the river all alone.

Then let the Blues heal what`s been torn apart.
I can rest my soul and let the river heal my heart, oh

Mama, your child is cryin`. It`s a sad and beautiful world.
Mama, your child is cryin`. It`s a sad and beautiful world.

So sad.

Uh huh.

And lonely

But that`s all right

I`m gonna keep on movin`

Well, ha, aha, listen to me.