James McMurtry - Rachel's Song lyrics

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Must be a cold front coming<br />

Cause I saw the eastbound C&O<br />

And the coal cars were dusted with a half inch of snow<br />

And that boy'll drive me crazy<br />

Don't know what I'll do with him<br />

School will be out tomorrow if that cold front moves in<br />

Calling out<br />

To the dying daylight<br />

The shadows of the mountains<br />

Bringing on the night<br />

<br />

The old folks like to whisper<br />

He favors your side in his face<br />

When he gets a little older<br />

He's going to lead a merry chase<br />

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(Chorus)<br />

When I'm all alone it's all right<br />

It Isn't going to wound my pride<br />

If anyone can claim they're all right<br />

So can I<br />

<br />

I wrecked the El Camino<br />

Would have been DWI<br />

So I just walked off and left it<br />

Laying on it's side<br />

The troopers found it in the morning<br />

And they said it's purely luck I wasn't killed<br />

I probably ought to quit my drinking<br />

But I don't believe I will<br />

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(Chorus)<br />

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He used to ask about you<br />

About a million times a day<br />

I got so tired of trying to answer<br />

I just turned my head away<br />

Now he don't pay me much attention<br />

He's not asking anymore<br />

I guess he'd probably know you<br />

If you walked back in the door<br />

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Calling out to the empty night<br />

Watching as the snowflakes<br />

Come dancing round the light<br />

Dancing up against the window<br />

It's like they're peeking through the glass<br />

And they hover for a moment<br />

And then they fall on past<br />

Calling out