Cryin' Rails and Fallin' Skies

Verse 1

Woke up this mornin', heard that whistle blow

Woke up this mornin', heard that lonesome whistle blow

Steel wheels rollin', Lord, tellin' me it's time to go

Verse 2

Clouds rollin' in now, sky turnin' cold and grey

Yeah, clouds rollin' in, sky turnin' cold and grey

Rain on the tracks, Lord, washin' my sins away

Chorus

Oh, that rain it falls like mercy, soft upon my face

But it drowned my brother Tommy, left him cold without a trace

Rails keep on cryin', steel moanin' through the night

Lord, the rain brings new tomorrows, but it killed my last goodbye

Verse 3

Telegram come soaking, ink bleeding through the page

Telegram come soaking, ink bleeding through the page

News of mama's passing, Lord, read it through the rain's rage

Verse 4

But that same water fallin' gonna carry me up north

Yeah, same water fallin' gonna carry me way up north

Wash away this hardship, Lord, show me what I'm worth

Chorus

Oh, that rain it falls like mercy, soft upon my face

But it drowned my brother Tommy, left him cold without a trace

Rails keep on cryin', steel moanin' through the night

Lord, the rain brings new tomorrows, but it killed my last goodbye

Bridge

Death rides the platform, tips his hat and grins at me

Says, "Boy, every train you board now, someone pays the fee"

I said, "Devil, I ain't scared now, got a ticket in my hand

Rain already took my people, but it's taking me to promised land"

Verse 5

One foot on the platform, one foot on the rail

One foot on the platform, Lord, one foot on the rail

Rain fallin' heavy, Lord, between glory and the grave

Outro

So I ride these crying rails now, rain drumming on the roof

Every drop that falls a blessing, every drop a living proof

That the same sky that buries you, Lord, can set a dead man free

Yeah, these cryin' rails and fallin' skies, they're finally carryin' me