Intro: ( verse 1 Out on the road for the first time A virgin running to the sun Thinkin' about my folks out in a world so far from mine Worrying about their eldest son verse 2 And they're asking me, "How will you survive boy?" And I say that I'll get by And they say to me, "Don't forget to write boy" And I say "When I have the time you know I will try 'Cause I'm a loner I'm a loner, yeah I'm a loner Won't you please leave me alone? ( verse 3 As time went by I finally had a chance to visit Almost wished I hadn't come We sat down to eat, the questions started coming Interrogation had begun verse 4 And they were asking me, "Where'd you get that tan, boy?" And I say, "Out the beaches of life" And they say to me, "Why don't you get hitched boy?" And I say, "The last thing I need is a wife" VERSE 5 And they would say to me, "Better go to school boy" And I say, "When it's my time I'll know And they're asking me, "What if you get drafted?" And I say, "If that's the case then I won't go, no" 'Cause I'm a loner I'm a loner, yeah I'm a loner Won't you please leave me alone? ( G)x42 (no that is not a typo, it's just a very long solo) VERSE 6 And they say to me, "You don't need three dogs boy" And I say, "We all need a friend" And they're asking me, "Don't they give you hard times?" And I say "Yeah, but they'll be there in the end" VERSE 7 And they're asking me, "Why you look like Jesus?" And I say, "It ain't because I try" But when they asking me, "How much do you party?' I say "I just like to get high, and high, and high, and higher!" 'Cause I'm a loner I'm a loner, yeah I'm a stoner Won't you please leave me alone?