Been tearin' up this black-top road Puttin' miles on a broke-down van Countin' miles till I get home I wanna sleep in my own bed Cross the border to the Lone Star State Came all the way from Macon, Georgia Can't say that I planned to stay But that woman sure could change my mind When she look at me like "Hey, baby, come over here Go on, tell me what I wanna hear Give me lovin' that'll drive me wild And, uh-uh, honey, won't you stay for a while?" But you cannot, you cannot, you cannot hold me down When it comes to a ramblin' man Baby, I hold the crown Might hang around here for a little while It's off to the next town But you cannot, you cannot, you cannot hold me down Lord, I know my baby's good to me She loves me more than she should She tells me everything's gon' be alright Someday soon I'll be home for good But you cannot, you cannot, you cannot hold me down When it comes to a ramblin' man Baby, I hold the crown Might hang around here for a little while And it's off to the next town But you cannot, you cannot, you cannot hold me down, yeah She said, "Baby, baby, come over here Go on, tell me what I wanna hear Give me lovin' that'll drive me wild" And, uh-uh, honey, won't you stay for a while? But you cannot, you cannot, you cannot hold me down When it comes to a ramblin' man Baby, I hold the crown Might hang around here for a little while And I'm off to the next town But you cannot, you cannot, you cannot hold me down Whoa, you cannot, you cannot, you cannot hold me down Can't hold me down Don't you hold me down