Steel Heart Lullaby

(mmm-mm) Six axles rumbling on the cold-rolled

steel

Three thousand horses humming under the heel

Green light cutting through the river mist

Long dark haul that the day won't miss

Throttle sitting notched in four

Quiet heavy iron rolling cross the floor

Heavy iron,

roll on through

Just the headlight

and the midnight blue

Keep the pressure,

hold the line

Mile by mile on railroad time

(roll on)

Grade crossing flashes by an empty farm

Air brakes sighing like an old right arm

Cabin gauges glowing steady and pale

Two thousand tons hanging on the rail

Nobody out here to break the sound

Just the diesel engine shaking the frozen ground

Heavy iron,

roll on through

Just the headlight

and the midnight blue

Keep the pressure,

hold the line

Mile by mile on railroad time

(yeah, rolling on)

(oh, roll it down)

Just the iron and the midnight track

Keep her rolling, don't look back (mm-mm)