Mason Jennings - Empire Builder Lyrics
All day, everydayI swing my hammer to the metal on the northern railwayAlways a movie playing in my headA million movies starring you and meMoonshine every nightEating supper by the fire out in the clear moonlightAnkles crossed, hands behind my headTelling stories, singing songs about the westI'm always thinking of youStaring off down the railroad lineOne sweet day i will see youBut i'll swing the hammer untilThe empire builder brings me homeFor two months and two odd weeksSometimes days go by in which nobody speaksFrom illinois to washingtonThere ain't nothing but the hammer to the railOne day when this track runs throughI'm gonna buy a new suit and come looking for youCare free, you and meWe'll take the empire builder to the seaAnd i'm always thinking of youStaring off down the railroad lineOne sweet day i will see youBut i'll swing the hammer untilThe empire builder brings me home