Prairie Oyster

Billy Was Born In A Prairie Storm, Dust Turned The Whole Town Black,
Dad Left Home A Month Before, And Promised, He'd Be Back,
He Said I Can't Make A Living Out Of Farming Dust, Ain't No Other Job Around Here.
Then He Turned And Climbed Aboard The Train, As She Fought Back The Tears,

When The Dust Had Settled On Her Dreams, Months Had Turned To Years,
Working Fingers To The Bone Left No Time For Tears,
Still Every Time She'd Hear That Whistle Blow, Her Mind Went Racing Back
To The Train That Left, That Prairie Town, Running On A One Way Track,

She Knew He Was His Father's Son, So It Came As No Surprise,
When Billy Said I'm Headen West, To See The Ocean Meet The Sky,
He Said I Won't Be Long, Momma Don't You Cry, But She Knew Better Than That,
Every Train That Leaves A Prairie Town, Is Running On A One Way Track

With His Nose To The Window Of That High-balling Train,
Thundering Cross The Prairies Like A Hurricane,
Through The Mountains Out To The Pacific Shore,
Life Wouldn't Ever Be The Same No More

Now Late At Night When The City Sleeps, He Swears He Sometimes Hears,
A Soft Wind Through The Prairie Grass, A Sweet Voice In His Ear,
But As Billy Stumbles Through The Night, He Knows There Ain't No Turning Back
Every Train That Leaves A Prairie Town, Is Running On A One Way Track

She Awoke One Morning To A Knock On Her Door, Six Months To The Day,
He Said I Hate To Have To Bear The News, Your Son Has Passed Away,
She Was There At The Station When The Train Rolled In Bringing Billy Back
Every Train That Leaves A Prairie Town, Is Running On A One Way Track.
Running On A One Way Track

One more broken dreambut it don't matter
If it seems your dreams are all shattered
New dreams come along,
And sometimes there just as strong as the one that's gone
So don't cry little angel little angel don't be blue

But you can live your life in sorrow
Or move on to a new tomorrow
And you can laugh about this place
A different smile on a different face waits for you
So don't cry little angel little angel don't be blue

Everything you know is upside down
Don't you worry it will turn around
Feelin lonely aint no crime
And nothing heals like time

So don't let the world pass by you
Just leave all your cares behind you
There's a crossroad up ahead so be careful where you tread
So be careful where you tread when you pass through
And don't cry little angel little angel don't be blue
(lead)

When the world you know turns upside down
Don't you worry it will turn around
Feelin lonely aint no crime
And nothing heals like time
(stop)

So just let the road pass by you
Just leave all your cares behind you
There's a crossroad up ahead so be careful where you tread
So be careful where you tread when you pass through
And don't cry little angel little angel don't be blue
And don't cry little angel little angel don't be blue
Don't be blue don't be blue

There's only one moon in the sky above
there's only one word and the word is love
there's only one heart that beats for you
there's only one thing that i know is true
i hope you know it too. know that i love you

there's only two hearts that can hold you tight
and keep you warm through the long dark night
there's only two eyes that can see
all of the love that there could be
can't you see it too? see that i love you

there's only so long that i can wait
don't let me down don't hesitate

there's only three words that i've got to say
and you've been hearing them everyday
but i'm gonna say them one more time
cause i believe you can still be mine
won't you say em too. say that i love you

there's only so long that i can wait
don't let me down don't hesitate

there's only three words that i've got to say
and you've been hearing them everyday
but i'm gonna say them one more time
cause i believe you can still be mine
won't you say em too. say that i love you