And I’d ride the Silver Eagle to the last town on the line,
Railroad ties are not my friend the only ties that bind.
Just watch the troubled countryside gently fall away,
Silver Eagle, hold me, guide me, roll me homeward from today.
Roll on, highway, roll on along.
Roll on, Daddy, till you get back home.
Roll on, family, roll on crew,
Roll on, Momma, like I asked you to do,
And roll on, eighteen-wheeler, roll on.
‘Cause we got a little ol’ convoy
Rockin’ through the night.
Yeah, we got a little ol’ convoy,
Ain’t she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Ain’t nothin’ gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin’ convoy
'Cross the U-S-A.
Convoy!
East bound and down, loaded up and truckin’,
We’re gonna do what they say can’t be done.
We’ve got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
I’m east bound, just watch ol’ “Bandit” run.
Keep your foot hard on the pedal. Son, never mind them brakes.
Let it all hang out 'cause we got a run to make.
The boys are thirsty in Atlanta and there’s beer in Texarcana.
And we’ll bring it back no matter what it takes.
20, 000 miles to an oasis
20, 000 years will I burn
20, 000 chances I’ve wasted
Waiting for the moment to turn
I would give my life to find it
I would give it all
Catch me if I fall
Walking through the woods, I have faced it
Looking for something to learn
30, 000 thoughts have been wasted
Never in my time to return
I would give my life to find it
I would give it all
Catch me if I fall
All my life
Waiting to find
40, 000 stars in the evening
Look at them fall from the sky
40, 000 reasons for living
40, 000 tears in your eyes
Fare thee well
My own true love
Farewell for a while
I’m going away
But I’ll be back
Though I go 10,000 miles
10,000 miles
My own true love
10,000 miles or more
The rocks may melt
And the seas may burn
If I should not return
Well, the good old days
May not return
Rocks might melt
And the sea may burn
I’m learning to fly
But I ain’t got wings
Picking petals off a flower, loves me, loves me not
Is love another way to count the things you haven’t got?
We wish the best to all our friends, young and old alike
When the dust has settled in the sky, you can have anything you like
Poor bird flies up in the air, never getting anywhere
And how much misery can one soul take?
Trying to fly away might have been your first mistake
Poor bird flies up in the air
Never getting anywhere
There’s a high flyin’ bird, way up in the sky,
You know I wonder if she looks down, as she flies on by?
She’s flying on the air so easily in the sky.
Lord, look at me here,
I’m rooted like a tree here, yes I am now.
I got those sit-down,
Can’t cry Oh Lord, I’m gonna die blues.
Feeling funny in my mind, Lord,
I believe I’m fixing to die, fixing to die
Feeling funny in my mind, Lord
I believe I’m fixing to die
Well, I don’t mind dying
But I hate to leave my children crying
Well, I look over yonder to that burying ground
Look over yonder to that burying ground
Sure seems lonesome, Lord, when the sun goes down
And it’s one, two, three,
What are we fighting for?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn,
Next stop is Vietnam;
And it’s five, six, seven,
Open up the pearly gates,
Well there ain’t no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! we’re all gonna die.
One, two, three, four
Can I have a little more?
1-2-3, oh, that’s how elementary it’s gonna be
C’mon, let’s fall in love, it’s easy (it’s so easy)
Like takin’ candy (like takin’ candy) from a baby
A-B-C (A-B-C) fallin’ in love with you was easy for me (easy for me)
And you can do it, too, it’s easy (it’s so easy)
Like takin’ candy (like takin’ candy) from a baby
Rikki don’t lose that number
You don’t wanna call nobody else
Send it off in a letter to yourself
Rikki don’t lose that number
It’s the only one you own
You might use it if you feel better
When you get home
I’m the king of eight, and I’m here to state
That everything here has to total eight
The guards for instance, by the gate
Must always number exactly eight
One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six! Seven! Eight!
C’mon fathers throughout the land.
Send your boys off to Vietnam.
C’mon mothers, don’t hesitate.
Send your sons off before it’s too late.
Be the first one on your block
To have your boy come home in a box.
And it’s one, two, three.
What are we fighting for?
Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn.
Next stop is Vietnam.
And it’s five, six, seven
Open up the pearly gates.
Ain’t no time to wonder why.
Whippee! We’re all gonna die.
When you attend a funeral,
It is sad to think that sooner or
Later those you love will do the same for you.
And you may have thought it tragic,
Not to mention other adjec-
Tives, to think of all the weeping they will do.
But don’t you worry.
No more ashes, no more sackcloth.
And an armband made of black cloth
Will some day never more adorn a sleeve.
For if the bomb that drops on you
Gets your friends and neighbors too,
There’ll be nobody left behind to grieve.
And we will all go together when we go.
What a comforting fact that is to know.
Universal bereavement,
An inspiring achievement,
Yes, we all will go together when we go.
Readying to bury your father and your mother
What did you think when you lost another?
I used to wonder, why did you bother?
Distanced from one, blind to the other
Listen here my sister and my brother
What would you care if you lost the other?
I always wonder, why did we bother?
Distanced from one, blind to the other
Oh, but sweetness follows
It’s these little things, they can pull you under
Live your life filled with joy and wonder
I always knew this altogether thunder
Was lost in our little lives
Oh, but sweetness follows
You sheltered me from harm.
Kept me warm, kept me warm
You gave my life to me
Set me free, Set me free
The finest years I ever knew
Were all the years I had with you
And I would give anything I own,
Would give up my life, my heart, my home.
I would give everything I own,
Just to have you back again.
Remember the flowers I sent?
I need you, Babe
to put through the shredder
in front of my friends, oh Babe…