100,000 Tons Of Steel
Performer(s): The Grateful Dead
I know these rails we're on
like I know my lady's smile
We see a dozen dreams in every passing mile
Can't begin to count the trips she and I have made
But I wish I had a dollar
for each time we've both been down this grade
And 100,000 tons of steel, made to roll
The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, her engine's sure to blow
And 100,000 tons of steel, out of control
She's more a rollercoaster than the train I used to know
It's one hell of an understatement, to say she can't be beat
She's tempermental, more a bitch than a machine
She wasn't built to travel at speed or through mud slides
These wheels are bound to jump the tracks before they burn like the ties
And 100,000 tons of steel, made to roll
The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, her engine's sure to blow
And 100,000 tons of steel, out of control
She's more a rollercoaster than the train I used to know
Murphy sure out done himself to pick this stretch of track
I can only hope my luck is ridin' in the back
Well I have pray to God this ain't the day we meet
I've done about everything, but try dragging my feet
And 100,000 tons of steel, made to roll
The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, her engine's sure to blow
And 100,000 tons of steel, out of control
She's more a rollercoaster than the train I used to know
Oh, oh I want to go down slow
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