Roll On, Tumbleweed

Lyrics

[Verse 1] A tin cup rings beside the stove The last train left an hour ago Your map is folded by the door But you don't know what you're waiting for [Pre-Chorus] Wind combs the fence along the plain Loose boards knock like a slow refrain [Chorus] Roll on, tumbleweed, carry my name Past the dry creek bed and the rusted gate If you find her, tell her I came Then roll on, tumbleweed, roll on the same [Verse 2] A blue scarf hangs from the saddle horn The one you wore that harvest morn I traded silver for a horse And took the long road north, of course [Pre-Chorus] The sun drops red behind the grain One more mile through the open plain [Chorus] Roll on, tumbleweed, carry my name Past the dry creek bed and the rusted gate If you find her, tell her I came Then roll on, tumbleweed, roll on the same [Bridge] No church bell marks the turning year No river runs to guide me here But every wheel and weathered sign Says some roads circle back in time [Final Chorus] Roll on, tumbleweed, carry my name Past the dry creek bed and the rusted gate If you find her, tell her I came Then roll on, tumbleweed, roll on the same Roll on, tumbleweed, under the flame Till the wide world gives me her name [Outro] A tin cup cools beside the stove The night train hums, and the wild grass grows