Rachel's Song Lyrics - James Mcmurtry

Must be a cold front coming 

Cause I saw the eastbound C&O 

And the coal cars were dusted with a half inch of snow 

And that boy'll drive me crazy 

Don't know what I'll do with him 

School will be out tomorrow if that cold front moves in 

Calling out 

To the dying daylight 

The shadows of the mountains 

Bringing on the night 

The old folks like to whisper 

He favors your side in his face 

When he gets a little older 

He's going to lead a merry chase 

(chorus) 

When I'm all alone it's all right 

It Isn't going to wound my pride 

If anyone can claim they're all right 

So can I 

I wrecked the El Camino 

Would have been DWI 

So I just walked off and left it 

Laying on its side 

The troopers found it in the morning 

And they said it's purely luck I wasn't killed 

I probably ought to quit my drinking 

But I don't believe I will 

(chorus) 

He used to ask about you 

About a million times a day 

I got so tired of trying to answer 

I just turned my head away 

Now he don't pay me much attention 

He's not asking anymore 

I guess he'd probably know you 

If you walked back in the door 

Calling out to the empty night 

Watching as the snowflakes 

Come dancing round the light 

Dancing up against the window 

It's like they're peeking through the glass 

And they hover for a moment 

And then they fall on past 

Calling out