Riding the Rails Lyrics, Soundtracks
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Zachariah, riah, riah, riah
Zachariah, riah, riah, riah
Well I was wearing this vintage jacket
I had bought at a cowboy shop
Down on 4th Avenue in Tucson
Where the weather's so damn hot
She had ice cream that was meltin' down
The inside of her wrist
She went down to lick it off
And I imagined her kiss
Went strolling through some vagrant park
Where the cats all begged for dimes
Got some lip on my cluestick guitar
And kicked some freestyle rhymes
She noticed an old locomotive train
That had long been off the tracks
And I remembered my days as a hobo
And swore I'd never go back
CHORUS
Well I was ridin' the rail
Ridin' the boxcar
From the valley of the sun to Southern Oregon
Like a rock star
Ridin' the rail
Livin' on luck and hand-me-downs
From Sioux, South Dakota to Prescott, Arizona
I was down
Well it started as a friendly game
My pals and I would play
Until I hopped one headed Northbound
And simply rode away
Met a lady in Mendocino County
Who was gentle as the rain
Made love o'er the fields and prairies
I can't remember her name
We ate cans of beans for dinner
?? old pastry shop
Drank moonshine after dinner
Sometimes at two o'clock
Well I remember losin' track of time
Lost a few friends to this gag
But I learned to play this old guitar
In a dull bluegrass rag
CHORUS
Well those days are long gone now
But I still sail the mine
Keep me in one place for too long
And I'll be runnin' behind
And my lady and I keep driftin'
Like feathers and fairydust
But while her memory still glistens
Mine's beginning to rust
So I still pack the lilac wine
And inhale the daily fine
Well I'm ridin' much slower now
But still runnin' stop signs
Well I sold that vintage jacket
To a different cowboy shop
Down on 4th Avenue in Tucson
Today was too damn hot
CHORUS
From Sioux, South Dakota to Prescott, Arizona
I'm Down (x2)
Zachariah, riah, riah, riah (x5)