When I was a little kid   My father told me    To see the world for him   So I, I took my things   And painted big sunsets    From the vast oceans      Send your dad a note.    You made it, kid.    You're on the road.      Send your dad a note.    You made it, kid.    You're on the road.      Mother, teach me about the country   Can you tell our lies    From the lies that you've seen?   Now Mother, can you tell me   Where this road is gonna lead?      Just let yourself go    And sell your soul to the road      Just let yourself go    And sell your soul to the road      Don't you know I was resting under the track   Even then I knew I would always be back   And I know that this steel train is gonna ride on 'til the end.      Blue skies and desert rain   I pass my life by the course of steel train   And I ride 'til the end of the rails   I tell my father of all my tales      I say everything I saw I was thinking of you   And the reason that I'm here is all 'cause of you      Don't you know I was resting under the track   But even then I knew I would always be back      I know that my steel train   Is gonna ride it to the end      I know that there's room on this steel train   We're gonna ride it to the end      I know I've got my steel train   To ride on 'til the end