Steel Rails, chasing sunshine 'round the bend   Winding through the trees like a ribbon in the wind   I don?t mind not knowing what lies down the track   ?Cause I?m looking out ahead to keep my mind from turning back      It?s not the first time, I find myself alone at dawn   If I really had you once then I'd still have you when I'm gone   Whistle blowing, blowing lonesome in my mind   Calling me along that never ending double line      Steel Rails, chasing sunshine 'round the bend   Winding through the trees like a ribbon in the wind   I don?t mind not knowing what lies down the track   ?Cause I?m looking out ahead to keep my mind from turning back      The sun is shining through the open boxcar door   Lying in my mind with the things I?ve known before   And I?ve lost count of all the hours and days and time   Just the rhythm of the rails keeps the motion in my mind      Steel Rails, chasing sunshine 'round the bend   Winding through the trees like a ribbon in the wind   I don?t mind not knowing what lies down the track   ?Cause I?m looking out ahead to keep my mind from turning back      ?Cause I?m looking out ahead to keep my mind from turning back