Tons of Steel - 2013 Remaster
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. And 100, 000 tons of steel, made to roll. The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, her engine's sure to blow. And 100, 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't be beat. She's tempermental, more a bitch than a machine. She wasn't built to travel at speed or through mud slides. These wheels are bound to jump the tracks before they burn like the ties And 100, 000 tons of steel, made to roll. The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, her engine's sure to blow And 100, 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 pray to God this ain't the day we meet, I've done about everything, but try dragging my feet. And 100, 000 tons of steel, made to roll. The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, her engine's sure to blow And 100, 000 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.
Audio Features
Song Details
- Duration
- 05:19
- Key
- 5
- Tempo
- 121 BPM
Share
More Songs by Grateful Dead
Playing in the Band - Live at Hec Edmundson Pavillion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 5/21/74
34 views
What's Become of the Baby - 2013 Remaster
34 views
Box of Rain - Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 6/24/73
33 views
China Cat Sunflower - Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 5/19/74
33 views
Albums by Grateful Dead
Similar Songs
Playing in the Band - Live at Hec Edmundson Pavillion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 5/21/74
Grateful Dead
What's Become of the Baby - 2013 Remaster
Grateful Dead
Box of Rain - Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 6/24/73
Grateful Dead
China Cat Sunflower - Live at Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR 5/19/74
Grateful Dead
Brown-Eyed Women - Live at Hec Edmundson Pavillion, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 5/21/74
Grateful Dead
Franklin's Tower
Grateful Dead