All day, everyday
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I swing my hammer to the metal on the northern railway
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Always a movie playing in my head
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A million movies starring you and me
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Moonshine every night
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Eating supper by the fire out in the clear moonlight
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Ankles crossed, hands behind my head
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Telling stories, singing songs about the west
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I'm always thinking of you
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Staring off down the railroad line
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One sweet day i will see you
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But i'll swing the hammer until
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The empire builder brings me home
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For two months and two odd weeks
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Sometimes days go by in which nobody speaks
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From illinois to washington
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There ain't nothing but the hammer to the rail
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One day when this track runs through
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I'm gonna buy a new suit and come looking for you
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Care free, you and me
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We'll take the empire builder to the sea
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And i'm always thinking of you
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Staring off down the railroad line
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One sweet day i will see you
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But i'll swing the hammer until
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The empire builder brings me home
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Empire Builder
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Mason Jennings |