Rory Gallagher Follow

Well, I was born on the side of a road
A gap in the hedge, did you hear what I said?
Born in a house with no slates but I wouldn't switch
I didn't have a stitch, always been out on a limb
I've been hard to mend like a kick in the shin

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Born on the green light, a mission to move
Something to prod an itch in my shoes
I heard the wail of a train from a burning stack
And I jumped on the back, the engineer through the switch
And it got to my brain, I've never been the same

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Gotta to make tracks, gotta lose some rust
Grease my heels, outrace the bus
Don't blink your eyes or you won't see me again

Well, I was born a spoke of the wheel
Not part of a set and I'm running yet
I ran before I could walk
The price of the fare was hardly ever there
Saw an eight-wheeler move
I couldn't choose, I just had to cruise

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Well, I was born on the side of a road
A gap in the hedge, did you hear what I said?
Born in a house with no slates but I wouldn't switch
I didn't have a stitch, always been out on a limb
I've been hard to mend like a kick in the shin

You'll only see me smile
When I eat up a country mile

Gotta to make tracks, gotta lose some rust
Grease my heels, outrace the bus
Don't blink your eyes or you won't see me again