Travelin' Blues
Walker T-Bone Lyrics

The lyrics of T-Bone Walker's "Travelin' Blues" convey a sense of restlessness and a lack of direction, in which the singer has been traveling for an unspecified amount of time and has lost track of their destination. He expresses regret for always being on-the-go, never feeling at home, and wanting a place to settle down. The singer mentions that he left home when he was young, becoming a wanderer ever since. He expresses his fatigue and disappointment with the life he's led, and the final stanza sees him saying a farewell to his loved one, who, it seems, is unable to accompany him on his journey.

The song, like many of T-Bone Walker’s songs, reflects the themes of loneliness and melancholy that were typical in the blues genre at the time. The lyrics suggest a life of transience, alienation, and the yearning for a place to belong. The use of repetition ("travellin'") reflects the unrelenting nature of the singer's predicament. The song also has a somewhat fatalistic tone but an underlying hope that things will change. It's a song about the struggle to find meaning, connection, and peace in a world that often feels hostile and indifferent.