Jane's Alley Lyrics Page 5

 Off The Rails

copyrighted by Derek Greenacre and Louise Matthews 2004

1) My man, he's got one foot off the rails

Walks like he feels just like he's hard as nails

2) That boy's from the wrong side of the tracks

Life's so hard when your colour is bone black

3)I know there's old blood follows him

But in this town you either sink or swim

4) Poor boy walks a lonesome railroad line

blues he's singing these white folks ain't buyin'

5) Texas trees they all yield darker wood

Just enough bad to make him really good

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