• Written By: Richard James and Dan Kelly

Carmelita was a young little señorita runaway
Left town with a one way ticket on the railway
She's sick and tired of wishing that the world would end…. Again
She knows there ain't no use tryin to float in the deep end.

Met a guy in a Midwest town at the rodeo
Made a promise to each other that they'd both try and take it slow
But Carmelita soon found that he wasn't her man… at all
He's just a skid row queen turnin' tricks at the dance hall.

Sometimes the road you're on
Makes, no sense at all.
Sometimes the load's too big to haul
Sometimes we drowned in doubt
While others, come to call
It's alright to run, when your left to crawl

Carmelita's got a Rocky old road to bear
You better not roll, without a spare

Packed it in, got a bus ticket headed out to Reno
Got a job flippin cards at the Okey Dough Casino.
A high roller named Carl took her out for a night, on the town
But she had no clue It was about to go down

Sometimes the road you're on
Makes, no sense at all.
Sometimes the load's too big to haul
Sometimes we drowned in doubt
While others, come to call
It's alright to run, when your left to crawl

Carmelita's got a Rocky old road to bear
You better not roll, without a spare
Carmelita's got a Rocky old road to bear
You better not roll, without a spare.