Out here where the ties and ballast lay
I'm walking down this track again today
With every step I hear that old refrain
The rails sing out your name in a steel refrain
Every joint bar every gauge
Marks the rhythm of the love we've made
Though I've wandered far lost my way
It's these old tracks that call me back to stay
You're the turnout in my lonely ride
The steady rail on which my hopes abide
From the frog to the ties through each twist and bend
Every line every curve led me back to you again
The ballast bed's firm under my feet
Like the solid ground of your love so sweet
Rail fasteners hold tight like your hold on me
Guiding home on this track as far as I can see
Every fishplate every spike
Builds the track through the day and night
Though life's rail corrugation throws me off my view
It's your love that keeps the line and brings me back to you
You're the turnout in my lonely ride
The steady rail on which my hopes abide
From the frog to the ties through each twist and bend
Every line every curve led me back to you again
Through storms and tears the track might shift
The ballast tamps our spirits lift
In the cant of life where we lean in deep
Together strong together we'll keep
You're the turnout in my lonely ride
The steady rail on which my hopes abide
From the frog to the ties through each twist and bend
Every line every curve led me back to you again
Continuous welded no end in sight
This love's a journey through day and night
On this track laid down so true and tried
Every mile every year you're by my side