Old 97's - Iron road lyrics

Old 97's - Iron Road Why I never had a family Why I couldn't settle down Why I'd sooner in the mirror see a hobo lookin' low But the reasons now escape me as I walk the iron road Like a lot of kids I left my boyhood home Worked a little on the railroad, Worked a little travelin' on Til the closest that I ever got to an address or a phone Was the day I spent my last two bits on a one page letter home At 21 my arches lay down flat 22 I started takin' loans But if the train will come I'll wipe the box car dirt from off my bones And I'll curse the wheels that roll me, roll me down that iron road Iron road, iron road, you'll never give up the gold I spent 24 hours today lookin' back and feelin' low 24 hours of lookin' back can k** you, I've been told At 60 my dad left that boyhood town Within a year our mother followed him to higher ground And I'll be next to join 'em soon as I see that engine roll Gonna lay my head on the railroad bed and leave that iron road (2x) (Repeat v.3)