Blue Highway - Both Ends of the Train
I roomed with him in Rockville in 1925
He was doin' life, and I was doin' time
His memory drifted back when he was most alive
When Frank and Jesse James were in their prime
He was a corporal, fought the Kiowa and Sioux
From Sulphur Springs to Kansas clay
Ran into trouble when his soldier days were through
Ended up a thousand miles away
★ Chorus ★
Don't waste fond words or sad goodbye
Lay me down on the wide open plain
Out beneath the quilted sky
Where I can see both ends of the train
★ Verse 3 ★
He said, "I saw the buffalo, the herds would last for days
Back before the railroad came
Now it's all moved on without me, but I miss the older ways
And I know it can never be the same."
They buried him at Rockville and his kind won't rise again
I hope his soul can find some rest
To the world he's long forgotten, but to me he was a friend
I still recall his last request
★ Chorus ★
Don't waste fond words or sad goodbye
Lay me down on the wide open plain
Out beneath the quilted sky
Where I can see both ends of the train
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