Lyrics

Once upon a time you told me of a road of silver
And across the river a shady lane of gold
But you were never one for talking bout the simple highways
And no one ever mentions the good old road of stone

In better days I?d see you standing at the crossroads
Waiting for what fortune might come through
But now you?re stuck out on some lonely highway
You know walkin?s all you got left to do

Boot prints disappear back to the morning
Road goes onward toward the moon
Firelight shines from round bout midnight
But you ain?t gonna? be there very soon

In better days I?d see you standing at the crossroads
Waiting for what fortune might come through
But now you?re stuck out on some lonely highway
You know walkin?s all you got left to do

Big black engine humming to the sunrise
Scarlet caboose still trapped below the moon
Imagine all the people at the station
Waiting forever in the middle of the afternoon

In better days I?d see you standing at the crossroads
Waiting for what fortune might come through
But now you?re stuck out on some lonely highway
You know walkin?s all you got left to do

I guess you wish you could wait beside that train track
Jump onboard the coal-car as it rolls by
Save you time and save you lot of walkin?
And by the looks of things I?ll see you in the by and by

In better days I?d see you standing at the crossroads
Waiting for what fortune might come through
But now you?re stuck out on some lonely highway
You know walkin?s all you got left to do

Twenty-odd miles out from midnight
Some joker jumped onboard the Eagle Train
And judging by your boot prints and the headlines
Looks to me like your playing a dead man's game

In better days I?d see you standing at the crossroads
Waiting for what fortune might come through
But now you?re stuck out on some lonely highway
You know walkin?s all you got left to do