Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Mile marker thirty-seven's bent and rusted
Past the station where the pumps ran dry and busted
Got my bedroll in the back, some coffee in a tin
Watching families roll on by, don't know where they've been
Got a letter in my pocket, going on two weeks old
Says there might be work out west, at least that's what I'm told
Counting poles along the roadside, watching buzzards float
Every town I pass through here's got the same sad note
[Chorus]
Every mile marker's got a story
Some you tell and some you don't
[Verse 2]
Mile marker forty-two's got writing on the post
Someone carved their name in there, now they're just a ghost
Red dirt caking up my boots with every step I take
Wind's picking up again, ground's beginning to shake
Man at the corner store says rain ain't gonna come
Been saying that so long now, his words just sound like hum
Six more miles to Franklin, might catch a ride from there
Heard they're hiring strong backs, but folks say that everywhere
[Chorus]
Every mile marker's got a story
Some you tell and some you don't
[Rap Verse]
Mile marker fifty-five flying past my eyes
Empty houses, broken fences, kids waving goodbye
Preacher man with a Bible, dog with three legs
Woman selling quilts and jam, man with empty kegs
Cars packed tight with everything they own inside
Mattresses and kitchen chairs strapped down for the ride
Radio's crackling something 'bout California dreams
But all I see is Oklahoma falling at the seams
[Harmonica Solo]
[Final Verse]
Mile marker sixty-eight, sun's about to set
Found a spot beneath an oak that ain't too dusty yet
Tomorrow I'll keep walking, that's all a man can do
Maybe catch that western train they say is coming through
Left my farm three weeks ago, ain't looked back since then
Some folks say I'm running, I say I'm starting again
When the morning comes around, I'll shoulder up my load
Let these mile markers guide me down this weathered road
[Chorus]
Every mile marker's got a story
Some you tell and some you don't