John Prine - Rocky Mountain Time lyrics

Station was empty

Trains were all gone

Reached in my pocket

And waited for dawn

Chorus:

The clock played drums

And I hummed the sax

And the wind whistled down

The railroad tracks

Hey three for a quarter

One for a dime

I'll bet it's tomorrow

By Rocky Mountain time

Walked in the restaurant

For something to do

Waitress yelled at me

And so did the food

And the water tastes funny

When you're far from your home

But it's only the thirsty

That hunger to roam

(Repeat chorus)

We'll build us a castle on Main Street

And pretend that we're down on the farm

Hell, we'll hold out as long as we have to

Then we'll twist off each other's arm

Christ I'm so mixed up and lonely

I can't even make friends with my brain

I'm too young to be where I'm going

But I'm too old to go back again

(Repeat first verse and chorus)