Rocky Mountain Time - John Prine

The station was empty

The trains were all gone

I reached in my pocket

And I wanted for dawn

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

Ill bet its tomorrow

By rocky mountain time

I walked in the restaurant

For something to do The waitress yelled at me And so did the food

And the water taste funny

When youre far from your home

But its only the thirsty

That hunger to roam

(repeat chorus)

Well build us a castle on main street

And pretend that were down on the farm

Hell, well hold out as long as we have to Then well twist off each others arm

Christ Im so mixed up and lonely

I cant even make friends with my brain

Im too young to be where Im going

But Im too old to go back again

(repeat first verse and chorus)