On an eastbound outta L. A.
I met a roughneck man who hailed from Alabama
His eyes had a lot to say
And his name was Rufus Champion
They call that train the desert wind
And it blew like a mutha that day
Thru the Joshua Trees
We were battin' the breeze
About our rock'n roll heros
Dead or alive
Chorus
Out across that night did we sail
Bone against steel against the rail
Boats against the stream
Cutting against the grain
Kept on rollin'
Bone against steel
As the moon rose in the window
Rufus began his tale
About an oil rig near the gulf coast
Puttin' man against metal
In a classic work-place accident
He told how the drill commenced to shakin'
The platform started to rock
The chain began breaking
They were straight out of luck
And then the sky kinda lite up
Just like a lightnin' bolt had struck
Chorus
Workmen's compensation don't compensate for much
With the doctors and lawyers and the irs and such
You can break up the bone
But the spirit just won't bust
When is bone against steel
With casino lights up a shimmering
We made that Vegas stop
And we laughed away our blues
Now here's the good news
Rufus walks off heels a kickin'
With his baby right by his side
And as they waltzed on out of view
We were back up to speed
And clean outta sight
Double chorus
Rollin' out to Vegas On an eastbound outta L. A. I met a roughneck man who hailed from Alabama His eyes had a lot to say And his name was Rufus Champion They call that train the desert wind And it blew like a mutha that day Thru the Joshua Trees We were battin' the breeze About our rock'n roll heros Dead or alive Chorus Out across that night did we sail Bone against steel against the rail Boats against the stream Cutting against the grain Kept on rollin' Bone against steel As the moon rose in the window Rufus began his tale About an oil rig near the gulf coast Puttin' man against metal In a classic work-place accident He told how the drill commenced to shakin' The platform started to rock The chain began breaking They were straight out of luck And then the sky kinda lite up Just like a lightnin' bolt had struck Chorus Workmen's compensation don't compensate for much With the doctors and lawyers and the irs and such You can break up the bone But the spirit just won't bust When is bone against steel With casino lights up a shimmering We made that Vegas stop And we laughed away our blues Now here's the good news Rufus walks off heels a kickin' With his baby right by his side And as they waltzed on out of view We were back up to speed And clean outta sight Double chorus Explain Request ×
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