Prodigal's Return - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

He come a ridin' He come a ridin' He come a ridin' He come…

Four A.M., look who come a callin'

Ridin' down the road

Billy come back from a journey of folly

Ridin' down the road

He come ridin' back home

Warming the hearts of his own

He come downtown Des Moines

And now he starts to putting me down

I don’t think he’s been rolling too long

Eighteen years of total revolution

Ridin' down the road

Say listen to me daddy Now I’ve got a solution

Ridin' down the road

Why not let me come in

I’m still your boy and your kin

Remember the prodigal sin

Said son we’re gonna give unto you

What mama thinks you got comin' due

He come a ridin' Billy come a call come a call, call

He come a ridin' He’s ridin' down, down, down, (yeah)

Eighteen years of total revolution

Come ridin' down the road

Say listen to me mama Now I’ve got a solution

Ridin' down the road

Why not let me come in

(HE SAID…) I’m still your boy and your kin

Remember the prodigal sin

Said son we’re gonna give unto you

What daddy thinks you got comin' due (yeah)

He come a ridin' Billy come a call come a call, call

He come a ridin' He’s ridin', ridin' down the road

He come a ridin' Ohhh

He come a ridin' Ridin', ridin' He come a ridin' He come a ridin' Ridin',

ridin' He come a ridin' Ridin', ridin'