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Kinghts of the Road
Fairport Convention
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He set out from Carlisle with the sun beside him
Sinking low across an empty field
Old moon arising and the first north star a-shining
Shadows rolling down the lonely hills
Run down by Litchfield and the rain it started pouring
Water blowing up along the road
Listen to the rumble of the ten big wheels a-turning
Listen for the shifting of the load
Knights of the road
Riders of the highway
Holding the load
Making it the hard way
Miles dragged on by and he sang with his engine
The old tunes like kisses sweeter than wine
Dreaming of the girl that he'd be lying with at sunrise
Another lonely milestone passed him by
Knights of the road
Riders of the highway
Holding the load
Making it the hard way
Lightning it crashed and he never saw it coming
Found him with his hands still at the wheel
Just another poor boy trying to keep on running
He died for love and thirty tons of steel
Knights of the road
Riders of the highway
Holding the load
Making it the hard way