Jerry Jeff Walker — Wheel

[Intro] If I took a rollin' wheel And rolled it ten times 'round Would it travel far from here? Would it just go 'round? 'Round and 'round? [Verse 1] 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 Wheel kept spinnin' 'round [Chorus 1] 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 Takin' back all that they save [Verse 2] I've never knew My father well The war called him too soon Said he was An officer Saw some pictures in my room The letter said He was reported dead 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 [Chorus 2] 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 on our way [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus 1] Rollin' wheels, they're rollin' on Takin' us all on our way The rollin' wheels, rollin' on Takin' back all that they gave Takin' us all on our way Takin' back all that they say [Verse 4] As for me My life's too short The wheel has carried my far Around this 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 Yeah the wheel that keeps spinning 'round [Chorus 3] The rollin' wheels, rollin' on Takin' us all on our way The rollin' wheels, rollin' on Takin' back all that they say Takin' us all on our way Takin' us all on our way The rollin' wheels, yeah rollin' on Takin' back all that they gave Takin' us all on our way