Rachel's Song Songtext
von James McMurtry

Must be a cold front coming
′Cause I saw the eastbound C&O
And the coal cars were dusted with a half inch of snow
And that boy'll drive me crazy
Don′t know what I'll do with him
School will be out tomorrow if that cold front comes in

Calling out
To the dying daylight
And the shadows of the mountains
Bringing on the night

The old folks like to whisper
He favors your side in his face
When he gets a little older
He's going to lead a merry chase

When I′m all alone, it′s alright
Ain't gonna wound my pride
If anyone can claim they′re alright
So can I


I wrecked the El Camino, would've been DWI
So I just walked off and left it laying on its side
The troopers found it in the morning
And they said it′s purely luck I wasn't killed
I probably ought to quit my drinking, but I don′t believe I will

When I'm all alone, it's alright
Ain′t gonna wound my pride
If anyone can claim they′re alright
So can I
So can I

He used to ask about you
About a million times a day
I got so tired of trying to answer
Just turned my head away
Now he don't pay me much attention
He′s not asking anymore
I guess he'd probably know you
If you walked back in the door


Calling out to the empty night
Watching as the snowflakes
Come dancing ′round the light
Dancing up against the window
It's like they′re peeking through the glass
They hover for a moment, and they fall on past
Calling out