Sister

Sister I'm heading out of alabama So you better think fast The wind is gonna pick me up now And the rain won't slack I'm heading down to georgia So don't lose track Of where you've been and where you're going now Who you've seen and what they lack And why you come undone Every time you go there You come undone Yeah Yeah I know your heart's in danger And so is your life I said you learn to trust a stranger And stop and rest for the night Set your sight up in the headlight Well the moon won't be enough (sister) And light the embers of another And the night won't won't seem so rough Sister Ah There was a bloody beast of burden (i wish I was a mother) On a dark texas road (with a baby at my breast) A woman in a family way (i am just a farmer) And a car that lost control (with a milkcow and a mess) I'm studying the distance (i wish I was a mother) Between the blanket and the gun (with a baby at my breast) I got ten hours to natchez (i am just a farmer) And another ten home (with a milkcow and a mess) Well I'm goin' home Yes I know your heart's in danger (sister) And so is your life (sister) I say learn to trust a stranger (learn to trust) And stop and rest for the night Set your sight up in the headlight Yeah the moon won't be enough And light the embers of another And the night won't seem so rough Sister Go ahead I said come on Ah oh yeah Ah oh yeah Ah oh yeah Ah oh yeah I said it's trust that brought me here And trust will bring me home