[Verse 1] The air is getting hotter Theres a rumbling in the skies Ive been wading through the high muddy water With the heat rising in my eyes Every day your memory grows dimmer It doesnt haunt me like it did before Ive been walking through the middle of nowhere Trying to get to heaven before they close the door [Verse 2] When I was in Missouri They would not let me be I had to leave there in a hurry I only saw what they let me see You broke a heart that loved you Now you can seal up the book and not write anymore Ive been walking that lonesome valley Trying to get to heaven before they close the door [Verse 3] People on the platforms Waiting for the trains I can hear their hearts abeatin Like pendulums swinging on chains When you think that youve lost everything You find out you can always lose a little more Im just going down the road feeling bad Trying to get to heaven before they close the door [Verse 4] Im going down the river Down to New Orleans They tell me everything is gonna be all right But I dont know what all right even means I was riding in a buggy with Miss MaryJane Miss MaryJane got a house in Baltimore I been all around the world, boys Now Im trying to get to heaven before they close the door [Verse 5] Gonna sleep down in the parlor And relive my dreams Ill close my eyes and I wonder If everything is as hollow as it seems Some trains dont pull no gamblers No midnight ramblers like they did before I been to Sugar Town, I shook the sugar down Now Im trying to get to heaven before they close the door
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