One More Ride

[Intro]
One more ride

[Verse 1]
I long for the trip, I don't need no grip I'm takin' one more ride
Way out there in the prairie air, I guess it's in my hide
Oh the clickety clack of the railroad track is callin'
If a man that knows where the Santa Fe goes when she gets under steam
And the big loud bell that's a fond farewell to hear her whistle scream
She's bound to go where there ain't no snow a fallin'
One more ride, one more ride

[Fiddle Solo]

[Verse 2]
I'll miss the gloom of the pale white moon that seemed to know my name
And the tumbleweed where the prairie dogs feed, I miss them just the same
They're all a part of the song in my heart I'm singin'
I recall the tune that I sang to the moon, it seemed to make him smile
And I rode away at the close of the day and I stayed so long awhile
But I long to be where the memory is ringin'
One more ride, one more ride

[Pedal Steel Guitar and Acoustic Guitar Solos]

[Verse 3]
As the years go by I wonder why I longed to leave my home
And to hit the trail of the iron rail away out there alone
But my heart would sigh till I know that I am leavin'
If I don't come back there's a one way track way down to Mexico
You'll find me there or any old where that a tumbleweed will grow
So it's goodbye now, you'll never know how I'm grievin'
One more ride, one more ride