I cannot keep from crying sometimes,
No I cannot keep from crying sometimes,
Though my heart is full of sorrow,
And my eyes are full of tears,
I just can't keep from crying sometimes.

I thought when she first left me, I'd get on a little while,
Soon it'd be all over, and I'd journey with a smile,
But the thoughts as I get older,
And I think of what I told her,
I laugh to keep from crying sometimes.

(Guitar solo)

I'm on the king's highway, and I'm travelling night and day,
But I just can't keep from crying sometimes.

I cannot keep from crying sometimes,
No I cannot keep from crying sometimes,
Though my heart is full of sorrow,
And my eyes are full of tears,
Well, I just can't keep from crying sometimes.

I thought when she first left me, I'd get on a little while,
Soon it'd be all over, and I'd journey with a smile,
But the thoughts as I get older,
When I think of what I told her,
I laugh to keep from crying sometimes.

I cannot keep from crying sometimes,
No I cannot keep from crying sometimes,
Though my heart is full of sorrow,
And my eyes are full of tears,
I just can't keep from crying sometimes.