Rocky Mountain Time Lyrics

Rocky Mountain Time - John Prine
Email: Dlgibson@netscape.com
Year: 1972
Intro (repeat 4x)
Station was empty, Trains were all gone.
Reached in my pocket, And waited for dawn.
Chorus:
The clock played drums, And I hummed the sax.
And the wind whistled down, The railroad tracks.
Hey three for a quarter, One for a dime.
I'll bet it's tomorrow, By Rocky Mountain time.
Walked in the restaurant, For something to do
Waitress yelled at me, And so did the food
And the water tastes funny, When you're far from your home
But it's only the thirsty, That hunger to roam
(Repeat chorus)
We'll build us a castle on Main Street
And pretend that we're down on the farm
Hell, we'll hold out as long as we have to
Then we'll twist off each other's arm
Christ I'm so mixed up and lonely
I can't even make friends with my brain
I'm too young to be where I'm going
But I'm too old to go back again
Station was empty, Trains were all gone.
Reached in my pocket, And waited for dawn.
(Repeat Chorus)
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