Which Way Does The M&O Run

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Big Foot Chester was my friend back when I was young
He said “I don’t have much time left young man
you’re gonna have to carry on alone”
So I took off running down that lonesome road
fast as my feet would fly
Now I’m stuck here at this station
in the middle of my life
Will I walk or can I ride?

Which way which way does that M & O run
I’ve been waiting since sunrise for the train to come
Which way which way am I gonna go now
I got to keep on moving some where some how

Blind John Davis called me up
early one Christmas morn
He said, “Put some strings on that sewing machine
and play me like Jelly Roll done
Come next Tuesday I’ll be in your town
and I want to see you up on the stage”
It was New Year’s Eve and I was 17
It was Auld Lang Syne and Sweet Lorraine

Which way which way....

All my old-time friends are gone
to the glory of Heaven’s call
but I still feel them standing next to me
when my back’s against the wall

I’ve got one thumb raised up to the sky
to know where the wind is coming from
Got two fingers held out in front of me
cause I don’t want to hurt no one
Both eyes on the horizon
sunset’s gonna come for sure
I might not get where I’m going to
or find what I’m looking for

Which way which way...

I got to keep on moving
“blues falling down like hail”