On the Great Divide
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Standing at the crossing, listening to the bell
Watch the people rushing, where to, I can't tell
A woman stops beside me, one eye swollen shut
One eye on the future, stepping in the wheel ruts
It's a long train, everybody has to ride
On a two-lane, riding on the Great Divide
It's a long train and a fast ride
It hasn't changed much since the last time
It's a long train
Once when I was waiting, a friend of mine rode by
Grinning as he passed me, a smile around his eyes
Thought I could not beat him, even though I tried
So give my love to Jessie, little diamond eyes
It's a long train, everybody has to ride
On a two-lane, riding on the Great Divide
It's a long train and a fast ride
It hasn't changed much since the last time
It's a long train, everybody has to ride
And when I rise, it's coffee, tea, and cigarettes
Some mornings, it's like rising from the dead
Old songs slipping through the sheets, tumbling in my head
Places I remember, but faces I forget
It's a long train
On a two-lane, riding on the Great Divide
It's a long train and a fast ride
It hasn't changed much since the last time
It's a long train and a fast ride
It hasn't changed much since the last time
It's a long train and a fast ride
It hasn't changed much since the last time
It's a long train (Long, long train)
Everybody has to ride
Everybody has to ride