Neil w YoungBig Steel Wheels
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Friday, December 26, 2025 4:13:55 AM
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Sunday, January 4, 2026 5:02:47 PM
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Wild Horses
PICNIC
RANCH FM - a Desperado Revue station
NORM FM - a Desperado Revue station
NIGHTSHIFT FM - a Desperado Revue stn.
GENRE SOUP
BULLET FM - a Desperado Revue station
Desperado Revue 2026 GK Contenders - 3
NIGHTFALL FM - a Desperado Revue station
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Well, I’ve done my share of travelin’ ridin’ on the rails
Never paid for any journey, was never asked to pay
Whoever found me in a boxcar just knew why I was there
And if they happened to ask, I’d have a story I could share

I’d pull the doors wide open as we rolled through country towns
Wave to all the farmers workin’ up their land and ground
It’s like as if I knew them all and they all know me too
A special bond formed in seconds that becomes a part of you

I love the sound of those big steel wheels rollin’ down the tracks
Hitchin’ a ride in a boxcar all I own on my back
The whistling wind ‘n lonesome whippoorwills calling through the night
Like they’re singing just for me, everything’ll be all right

There’s a special kind of loneliness that warms the heart
I found it ridin’ on the rails when my life had fell apart
I’d play a little tune to that railroad melody
And find beauty in the moonlight shining down on me

Well, there’s nothing more I need than another rail to ride
There’s not all that much I need to be happy and survive
Let me ride in a boxcar ’n hear that railroad melody
And play a little tune all the way from here to eternity

I love the sound of those big steel wheels rollin’ down the tracks
Hitchin’ a ride in a boxcar all I own on my back
The whistling wind ‘n lonesome whippoorwills calling through the night
Like they’re singing just for me, everything’ll be all right

I love the sound of those big steel wheels rollin’ down the tracks
Hitchin’ a ride in a boxcar all I own on my back
The whistling wind ‘n lonesome whippoorwills calling through the night
Like they’re singing just for me, everything’ll be all right
I love the sound of those big steel wheels rollin’ down the tracks
Hitchin’ a ride in a boxcar all I own on my back
The whistling wind ‘n lonesome whippoorwills calling through the night
Like they’re singing just for me, everything’ll be all right
Yeah, like they’re singing just for me, everything will be all right

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Song Comments

Desperado Revue 2026 GK Contenders - 3
Contender for 2026 GK nomination - Country


Wild Horses
Neil W. Young uncorks a grand song, the production is tasty, the backing vocals add atmosphere, "riding on the boxcar," a song in the American grain, that catches a toucha Woody Guthrie, and Johnny Cash, sensual & engaging, the lyrics/story rock, kudos...


PICNIC
Neil W. Young uncorks a grand song, the production is tasty, the backing vocals add atmosphere, "riding on the boxcar," a song in the American grain, that catches a toucha Woody Guthrie, and Johnny Cash, sensual & engaging, the lyrics/story rock, kudos...


GENRE SOUP
I am ridin' the rails with you Cowboy!


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