Wagon Child

Wagon child
In your papa's kid clothes
That shirt's awful loose
So we're praying that you
See how the tumbleweed grows
Because it's been a while
Since prairie or plain
And the homestead that you
Are trying to beat us to
Is still heartbreaks away

See how the trail goes on and on
Still the days are just day-long
So you play what you want to
And sing when you want to
But sleep like a stone

Wagon child
In boots once of mine
We all had three meals then
Can't say how they feel when
You're on the front line
And it's sure been a while
Since a young Uncle Buzz
But bring him a beer
He'll go on all year
About just how it was

He'll tell you the trail goes on and on
Still the days are just day-long
So you say what you want to
And laugh when you want to
But weep like a stone

Wagon child
Under sky turning black
The sun's where you're headed
Embrace it or dread it
You've no turning back
And it'll be a long while
Before you look at him rise
And by then you'll find a dozen
Young cousins
Looking back with you in their eyes

You can tell them the trail goes on and on
Still the days are just day-long
So you take what you want to
And give when you want to
But dream, how the trail goes on and on
Still the faith is just as strong
So you think what you want to
And shout when you want to
But bleed like a stone