When I Get to the Border

Richard Thompson

By Richard Thompson

Greedy people take what's mine
I can leave them all behind
And they can never cross that line
When I get to the border

Saw-bones standin' at the door
Waiting till I hit the floor
He won't find me anymore
When I get to the border

CHORUS:
Monday morning, Monday morning
Closing in on me
I'm packin' up and I'm a-runnin' away
To where nobody thinks of me

If you see a box of pine
With a name that looks like mine
Say I drowned in a barrel of wine
When I got to the border
When I got to the border

CHORUS

A one way ticket's in my hand
Headed for the chosen land
My troubles will all turn to sand
When I get to the border

A soft girl with yellow hair
Waiting in that rockin' chair
And if I'm weary I won't care
When I get to the border

CHORUS

A dusty road that smells so sweet
Paved with gold beneath my feet
And I'll be dancing down the street
When I get to the border
When I get to the border

CHORUS

Trivia about the song When I Get to the Border by Arlo Guthrie

On which albums was the song “When I Get to the Border” released by Arlo Guthrie?
Arlo Guthrie released the song on the albums “Power of Love” in 1981 and “All Over the World” in 1991.
Who composed the song “When I Get to the Border” by Arlo Guthrie?
The song “When I Get to the Border” by Arlo Guthrie was composed by Richard Thompson.

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