steel rails

steel rails

chasing sunshine round the bend

winding through the trees

like a ribbon in the wind

i don't mind not knowing what lies down the track

cause i'm looking out ahead

to keep my mind from turning back

it's not the first time i've found myself alone and known

if i really had you once

then i'd have you when i'm gone

whistle blows

blowin' lonesome in my mind

calling me along that never ending metal line

steel rails

chasing sunshine round the bend

winding through the trees

like a ribbon in the wind

i don't mind not knowing what lies down the track

cause i'm looking out ahead

to keep my mind from turning back

sun is shining

through the open boxcar door

lying in my mind with the things i've known before

i've lost count of the hours

days

and nights

the rhythm of the rails keeps the motion in my mind

steel rails

chasing sunshine round the bend

winding through the trees

like a ribbon in the wind

i don't mind not knowing what lies down the track

cause i'm looking out ahead

to keep my mind from turning back

cause i'm looking out ahead

to keep my mind from turning back