Red Dog Ash - Turns On a Dime Lyrics
Forty-five miles outside of StocktonOn the highway he walks through the nightHoping for a ride clear to AustinWhere is brother said his mother is dyingHe’s a long way from home, he’s been gone a long timeA man’s life can turn on a dimeHe’s seen it before if he’s seen it just onceWatch the sun break on a thin red lineFrom L.A. all the way up to PascoNo direct route just move on some moreHe always arrives when it’s just time goLike friends cross to that other shorePick fruit in the orchards, run timber downstreamKick back till the times get too leanHe’s seen it before if he’s seen it just onceToo much money gonna make you uncleanTake 99 south to the end of the lineAnd I’ll shut my eyes on the wayThen from Phoenix to Midland, the great Texas northRoll in to town close of dayWho knows, I might even stayWhen he drifts off the dreams pass before himOf a childhood that’s almost just rightOf a small sleepy town and a steady west windWhere the sun sets and burns off its lightHe’s a stranger here, a stranger thereIf you see him at all you just stareHe’s seen it all before if he’s seen it just onceAnd it’s been damn near too much to bearThe skyline shows up with the morningHis heart race ahead with the timeThen he slows down and stops without warningDraws a cool breath and turns on a dimeHe’s too far from home, just a few miles awayHis mother passed just before dayHe’s seen it before if he’s seen it just onceYou don’t show up you can’t ever stayTake 99 south to the end of the lineAnd I’ll shut my eyes on the wayThen from Phoenix to Midland, the great Texas northRoll in to town close of dayBut this time I don’t think I’ll stay
