Story Behind The Song
Having traveled around the United States early in life, I was always struck by the beauty of the mountains - particularly around Yellowstone. I imagined what the early pioneers saw and felt when they first viewed these sights. This song was written whil
Song Description
The perspective of the first US railroad builders as they crossed our great nation.
| Song Length |
2:43 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Mixed Vocals |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Content |
Subject |
Mountains, Hills, Trains |
| Similar Artists |
Garth Brooks, Tim Mcgraw |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Bozeman Montana and I?m working on the line. Long days for little pay, and I?m just biding time. ?Cause when I lay these tracks clear to the coast, I ain?t gonna stay. I?ll be on the first locomotive coming back this way.
I?m talking ?bout blue skies, mountain pines! What kind of man would leave this all behind? You know I?m on my way and I?ll be back some day to these blue skies and Rocky Mountain pines. Rocky Mountain pines.
Well, I?ve been driving these spikes with all my might for what seems a thousand days. Pork bits and hominy grits ain?t little more than pay. It ain?t work or play, or judgement day that showed me where I?m bound. It?s mountain pines, not railroad lines that?s turned my head around.
I?m talking ?bout blue skies, mountain pines! What kind of man would leave this all behind? You know I?m on my way and I?ll be back some day to these blue skies and Rocky Mountain pines. Talking ?bout blue skies, mountain pines! What kind of man would leave this all behind? You know I?m on my way and I?ll be back some day to these blue skies and Rocky Mountain pines. Rocky Mountain pines. Oh yeah now, Rocky Mountain pines. Rocky Mountain pines.
c 1991/2006 Chip Sharratt/ C-S Productions