One for the Road - The Rumjacks

He threw his pike beside the spikes beneath the ashes

Where he was going, didn’t know, but saw no call for clashes

He jumped out of the hopper as the train pulled in the yard

Dodged the bulls and slid off in the night

With the blood around your ankles from them pullin' at your shackles

And you cannot seem to fight or break away

You’ll find a taste of freedom, when they tell you that you need 'em

And you hunt 'em down just like a bird of prey

One for the road and away we go

Pour it on the ground to the frozen snow

One for the road and away we go

We’re singing as we rove and venture

He hitched a ride and pitched a sign beside the station

We finally reached the edge of 48 and all creation

They speak of California with a timbre that’ll warn ya

He found where he could finally stake his claim

And when you’re swingin' from handles and they’re blowin' out the candles

They don’t care about who you are, it’s who you know

And with the phony friends you’re makin' and the smiles that you’re fakin'

It beats the life you left back in the snow

One for the road and away we go

Pour it on the ground to the frozen snow

One for the road and away we go

We’re singing as we rove and venture

With the blood around your ankles from them pullin' at your shackles

You cannot seem to fight or break away

You’ll find a taste of freedom, when they tell you that you need 'em

And you hunt 'em down just like a bird of prey

And when you’re swingin' from handles and they’re blowin' out the candles

They don’t care about who you are, it’s who you know

With the phony friends you’re makin' with the smiles that you’re fakin'

It beats the life you left back in the snow

One for the road and away we go

Pour it on the ground to the frozen snow

One for the road and away we go

We’re singing as we rove and venture

One for the road and away we go

Pour it on the ground to the frozen snow

One for the road and away we go

We’re singing as we rove and venture