Steve Earle - Wheel lyrics

If I took a rollin' wheel
Rolled it ten times 'round
Would it travel far from here?
Would it just go 'round? 'Round and 'round?

As a young boy i helped the old man
Workin' in the fields and everyday
We hauled the hay
To the rollin' of the wheels until one day
The tractor laid
The old man down to the ground
The tractor pitched him into a ditch
And left a dusty sound
Of the wheel that kept spinnin' 'round

I've never knew my father well
The war called him too soon they said he was
An officer saw some pictures in my room
The lettеr said he was reported dеad
Near the front lines, he'd been found
A mine blew his Jeep into a twisted heap
And I still hear the sound
Of the wheel that kept spinnin' 'round

Rollin' wheels, rollin' on
Takin' us all on our way
Rollin' wheels, rollin' on
Takin' back all that they gave
Takin' us all on our way

My brother chased a dream of wheels
His whole life geared for the race
As soon as he could he drove off for good
His whole life was short, quick, and straight
He only lived to spin those wheels
And make that move over ground
'Til the steering failed
And he crashed the rail
And he laid there still for the sound
Of the wheel that kept spinning 'round

As for me my life's too short
The wheel has carried me far
Around the world a hundred times
By bus, truck, train, bike, or car
And just like the rest i roll on to my death
On a country road far from town
I steer by the wheel just as sure as I feel
That there won't be but one sound
That's the wheel that keeps spinning 'round

Rollin' wheels, rollin' on
Takin' us all on our way
Rollin' wheels, rollin' on
Takin' us all to the grave
Takin' back all that they save
Takin' us all the way