Sister

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Sister, I'm heading out of Alabama So you better think fast Wind is gonna pick me up now And the rain won't slack I'm heading down to Georgia So don't lose track Where you've been and where you're going now Who you've seen and what they lack Why you come undone Every time you go there You come undone (Yeah, yeah) [Chorus] I know your heart's in danger And so is your life I said you learn to trust a stranger And stop and rest for the night Set your sight up in the headlight Well, the moon won't be enough And light the embers of another And the night won't seem so rough Sister [Verse 2] There was a bloody beast of burden (I wish I was a mother) On a dark Texas road (With a baby at my breast) A woman in a family way (I am just a farmer) And a car that lost control (With a milk cow and a mess) I'm studying the distance (I wish I was a mother) Between the blanket and the gun (With a baby at my breast) I got ten hours to Natchez (I am just a farmer) And another ten home (With a milk cow and a mess) Well, I'm goin' home (Yes) [Chorus] I know your heart's in danger And so is your life I said you learn to trust a stranger And stop and rest for the night Set your sight up in the headlight Well, the moon won't be enough And light the embers of another And the night won't seem so rough Sister [Post-Chorus] Go ahead I said come on Ah, ooh yeah Ah, ooh yeah Ah, ooh yeah Ah, ooh yeah [Outro] I said it's trust that brought me here And trust will bring me home