Blessed is the lonesome pioneer
Dims her guiding light to just a spark
Tell me how you come ridin' through
Tell me how you come ridin' through
She comes windin' through the purple haze
Though she's mighty hungry she takes none
When the sun goes down at the right time
Come on, the light is gone, hope's slowly dyin'
Tell me how you come ridin' through
Just a feather's touch in the nighttime
There a stranger strives solitary
Prophets on the path offer treasures
On the long and lonely road to kingdom come
When the hour is low, she comes tumblin'
When the moon is high she gives her heart
Gainin' steady till this round is won
Roll on, roll on, roll on, night birds are flyin'
Shinin' finer than this earthly sun
On the long and lonely road to kingdom come
On the long and lonely road to kingdom come
Roll on, roll on, roll on, night birds are flyin'
People far below chasin' pleasures
Roll on, roll on, roll on, night birds are flyin'
She can blaze a trail, through the rumblin'
Still surveyin' the miles yet to run
On the ragged rugged road to kingdom come
Come on, the light is gone, hope's slowly dyin'
Offer her directions on the run
Blindly faithful but followin' none
Come on, the light is gone, hope's slowly dyin'
But it'll color all my weary days
