Iron Crest Blues

(mmm-hmm) Sixteen cylinders rumbling down the line High iron humming in the

cool midnight

Twin sealed beams cutting through the dark Nothing out ahead but the

amber grade mark

Three thousand horses in a long steel frame Pulling ninety loads through

the valley rain

Cab lights low, needle holding steady green Smoothest heavy hauler that the

south has seen

(keep rolling) Oh,

roll on, heavy steel,

keep the grade tight

Steady iron heartbeat running through the night

Power in the throttle,

calm in the soul

Out where the black rails roll

Crossing over rivers where the water sits still

Creeping past the timber on the eastern hill

Nobody watching

but the stars up high

Just the diesel engine

breathing out a sigh

Oh, roll on, heavy steel,

keep the grade tight

Steady iron heartbeat running through the night

Power in the throttle,

calm in the soul

Out where the black rails roll

(yeah, keep rolling on)

Green light

clearing all the way to dawn...

Keep that notch steady... (mmm-hmm)