Name: Tons of Steel
Duration: P00H07M29S
Description: By Brent Mydland.

Tons of Steel

from Fair to Mydland by Beau Mansfield

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By Brent Mydland.

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I know these rails we're on like I know my lady's smile
Recede a dozen dreams in every passing mile
Can't begin to count the trips that she and I have made
But I wish I had a dollar for each time we've both been down this grade

CHORUS
900,000 tons of steel
Made to roll
The brakes don't work, and this grade's too steep
Her engine's sure to blow
900,000 tons of steel
Out of control
She's more a roller-coaster
Than the train I used to know

It's one hell of an understatement to say she can get mean
She's temperamental, more a bitch than a machine
She wasn't built to travel at the speed a rumor flies
This train is bound to jump the tracks before they burn the ties

REPEAT CHORUS

Murphy sure outdone himself to pick this stretch of track
I can only hope my luck is riding in the back
Well, I have prayed to God this ain't the day we meet
I've done about all I know except try dragging my feet

REPEAT CHORUS

Ooh, I wanna go down slow
Ooh, Ooh
900,000 tons of steel
Out of control
She's more a roller-coaster
Than the train I used to know