Long Thin Dawn

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I've seen the hills of Frisco, the streets of Montreal In every town I've been to I've had someone to call From Winnipeg to Edmonton, Vancouver to St. Paul I've had so many good friends I could not miss them all [Chorus] In that long thin dawn That long thin dawn Is comin' on again [Verse 2] Last night I came to Calgary beneath the snow-capped ridge I thought about my darlin' as I stood beneath the bridge And there were times I've made her cry But I guess by now she's learned Any time I've wandered I always have returned [Chorus] In that long thin dawn That long thin dawn Is comin' on again [Verse 3] Right now I'm on a highway just east of Omaha Ridin' shotgun on the biggest rig you ever saw With forty tons of pig iron and a trucker known as Bill All the way to Windsor, we've got some miles to kill [Chorus] In that long thin dawn That long thin dawn Is comin' on again [Verse 4] While climbin' up a hillside, Bill drops 'er down a gear And the engine sings so sweetly 'tis music to my ear I tell him that I'd love to be just like him if I can Drivin' like a restless wind across this precious land [Chorus] In that long thin dawn That long thin dawn Is comin' on again [Verse 5] Says Bill, "The air is clean at night" as he puffs a big cigar "And if this rig keeps rollin', my boy you'll travel far But when you are a trucker you'll come to realize The only thing a man can do is watch the world roll by" [Chorus] In that long thin dawn That long thin dawn Is comin' on again