Verse I C F C Yesterday was a small town in Texas F C With a railroad track runnin' near our back yard F C I used to wonder where that ol' train was bound for G C As I sat up in a tree and counted the cars F C When I grew older that ramblin' fever took me F C With momma's bible in my suitcase I left home F C If I knew then of the years that lay before me G C Guess I'd have stayed there at home where I belongedPre Am C A young man's gotta see all he can see Am C He'll never know the price he's payin' 'til he gets old Am C Ramblin' around from town to town and to the cities Am C He soon finds out that life can be so coldVerse II C F C I see the age in my eyes in the rearview mirror F C As I turn down a familiar blacktop road F C I can see some of the memories so much clearer G C And I know I don't have much further to carry this load F C I know momma's gonna' run outside so she can greet me F C And I'll be so glad I've found my way home F C But I laugh to myself, who am I foolin' G C (Spoken) That ol' train, like yesterday, is gone Repeat Pre-Chrous Repeat Chorus Tag F G Yeah I'm runnin' on empty C And runnin' outa' timeF G C Hey but time has a way of changin' everything F G C Time has a way of changin' lives F G I've been on the road too long C Am Too far away from home F G Am And the memories are so much sweeter than the wine F G Now I'm runnin' on empty C And runnin' outa' time