YouLyric
Sign in
Sign up for free
Whenever Kindness Fails
Share
Joe Ely
What's this song about?
Generate meaning
1
Crossed the desert in a dining car
2
D Bm
3
In the spring of '91
4
D Bm
5
Met some people drinkin' at the bar,
6
A
7
They were laughin', havin' fun
8
Told 'em that I hadn't heard the joke
9
That was so hilarious
10
They said that I was just a dumb cowpoke
11
I didn't want to make a fuss
12
Chorus:
13
G A
14
So I shot them down, one by one
15
D G
16
And left them 'long the rails
17
D
18
I only use my gun
19
A Bm
20
Whenever kindness fails
21
Verse 2:
22
Moon was in the sign of Scorpio
23
The sun was at my back
24
I didn't know how far the train would go
25
Till the law would find my track
26
Saw the brakeman and the engineer
27
Drinking wine and eating brie
28
I asked them who would brake and who would steer
29
They started pointing back at me
30
Chorus
31
Solo: Repeat chords in chorus
32
Verse 3:
33
I only have a momment to explain
34
Just a chance to let you know
35
When it's time to board that train
36
There are 2 ways you can go.
37
You can ride the wind into the sun
38
Feel a cool wind on your face
39
Or you can laugh into a loaded gun
40
And you'll likely lose your place
41
Chorus:
42
Yeah I shot them down, one by one
43
And left them 'long the rails
44
I only use my gun
45
Whenever kindness fails
46
I shot them down, one by one
47
And left them 'long the rails
48
When I use my gun
49
That lonesome whistle wails
Joe Ely "The Road Goes on Forever"
36 views
0 meanings
Go Pro
Unlimited meanings ยท Priority generation
Upgrade