Artist: Alison Krauss Writer: Louisa Branscomb YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX_YZD-r-Qc Ch: |: 1 1 2- 2- / 4 5 4 1 :| V: 1 1 2- 2- / 4 5 *1* 1 ← Notice! 1 1 2- 2- / 4 5 4 1 Ch: Steel rails Chasin' 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 V1: It's not the first time I've found myself alone at dawn If I really had you once Then I'd have you when I'm gone Whistle blowin' Blowin' lonesome in my mind Callin' me along That never endin' metal line --- Chorus --- V2: The 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 Just the rhythm of the rails Keeps the motion in my mind. --- Chorus --- 'Cause I'm looking out ahead To keep my mind from turning back.
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