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.

• 100,000 Tons of Steel
• Aiko Aiko
• Cold Jordan
• Comes a Time
• Day Job
• It's a Man's World
• It's All Over Now Baby Blue
• King Bee
• Lazy Lightnin'
• Mason's Children
• Midnight Hour
• Never Trust a Woman
• Next Time You See Me
• Nobody's Fault but Mine
• Pretty Peggy-o
• Supplication
• The Mighty Quinn
• The Wheel
• They Love Each Other
• Tom Thumb Blues
• Visions of Johanna
• When I Paint My Masterpiece
• Yellow Moon
• You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man
• You Don't Have to Ask