Miracle of Living

[Verse 1]
He left Boston in December for New Mexico
Determined to forget all of the faces he had known
A little lonesome and a world of troubled mind
With a bed roll on his shoulder and a banjo on his knee
He would hitch a ride with truckers, he believed them to be free
Eighteen-wheelers, oh, roll a little further down the line
He did not meet a girl in Richmond nor in old San Antone
His vision of the Southwest would be realized alone
Alone to wonder how his life had gone thus far

[Refrain]
As he walked along the highway, he felt a power from inside
He found a miracle of living, in having nothing left to hide

[Verse 2]
He walked Carlsbad to White Sands for forty days and nights
But it only took ten minutes for that man to realize
Lord, it's lonesome everywhere, I mean everywhere

[Chorus]
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do
He was walkin' down the road, he sang
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do

[Verse 3]
Now he's living back in Boston, teaching English in high school
Glad to have bi-weekly wages, glad the kids all think he's cool
He's a man, mmm, he's a man who's learned from where he's been
He keeps a bottle full of white sand on his dresser in the hall
And a worn map of New Mexico thumb-tacked on the wall
Oh, you never know, you never know, he may need to go again

[Refrain]
Oh, as he walks along the hallway, he felt the power from inside
And finds a miracle of living, in having nothing left to hide
Oh, but as he walks along the hallway, he feels that power swell up from inside
And finds a miracle of living, in having nothing left to hide

[Chorus]
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do
Oh, it's a miracle
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do-da, oh
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do
La-da-do-da, la-da-do-da, la-da-do-da-da-do