jimmie rodgers dream

Elton John

I m looking at a funeral wagon rolling down
A two-lane highway winding past a desert town
A big blue canvas painted by the Master s hand
The shifting clouds above and endless miles of sand

In that mirror maybe that s what s left of me
Wheezing like a freight train hauling sixty tons of steel
Air em out s the best release and get some rest
Carrie don t wait up for me the brakeman s going West

Chorus
In this room all alone
I dream of you
In this drawer I found someone
I never knew

Now I pop a top and stay up late with Gideon
And fall asleep to visions of Meridian
I ve seen dusty beaten delta boys cutting heads
A black face carney showman scare a song to death
In my short life I ve seen as much as most men need
Now I m just looking for some cleaner air to breathe

[Repeat chorus]

Far away, far away
So many years, so many days
All along this broken land
I ve seen a lover s empty arms
And hunger s empty hand
[Repeat chorus]