Tons Of Steel lyrics

Song information

Artist: Grateful Dead
Album: In The Dark

Lyrics

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

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 rollercoaster 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
These wheels are bound to jump the tracks before they burn the ties

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 rollercoaster than the train I used to know

Murphy sure out done himself to pick this stretch of track
I can only hope my luck is ridin' in the back
Well I have prayed to god this ain't the day we meet
I've done 'bout everything but try dragging my feet

900,00 tons of steel, made to roll
The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, her engine's sure to blow
900,00 tons of steel, out of control
She's more a rollercoaster than the train I used to know

Oh, oh I want to go down slow