rory gallagher
a country mile
Well I was born on the side of the road,  A gap in the hedge,  Did you hear what I said?  Born in a house with no slates,  But I wouldn't switch,  I didn't have a stitch,  Always been out on a limb,  I've been hard to mend,  Like a kick in the shin.  You'll only see me smile,  When I eat up a country mile.   Born on the green light,   A mission to move,  Something to prove,  An itch in my shoes,  I heard then wail of a train,  From a burnin' stack,   And I jumped on the back,  Well the engineer threw the switch,  And it got to my brain,   I've never been the same.   You'll only see me smile,  When I eat up a country mile.   Gotta make tracks,   Gotta raise the dust,  Grease my heels,  Out race the bus,  Don't blink your eyes,  You won't see me again.   Born a spoke of the wheel,  Not a part of the set,  And I'm running yet,  I ran before I could walk,  The price of the fare,  Was hardly ever there,  I saw an eight wheeler move,  And I couldn't choose,  I just had to cruise.   You'll only see me smile,  When I eat up a country mile.   Well I was born on the side of the road,  A gap in the hedge,  Did you hear what I said,  Born in a house with no slates,  But I wouldn't switch,  I didn't have a stitch,  I've always been out on a limb,  I've been hard to mend,  Like a kick in the shin.   You'll only see me smile,  When I eat up a country mile.   Gotta make tracks,   Gotta raise the dust,  Grease my heels,  Out race the bus,  Don't blink your eyes,  Or you won't see me again.   Yea 