When My Work Is Done

One day you'll be gone

And I know that time will come

Someday I'll follow you

When my work is done

One day you'll be gone

And I know that time will come

Someday I'll follow you

When my work is done

If I was not your little boy

Rolling like a train

Still I'd ride the rails for you

To hell and back again

'Cause heartache's a lonely path

Pulls you around the bend

You find the ones who love you

When you reach the story's end

One day you'll be gone

And I know that time will come

Someday I'll follow you

When my work is done

Hardships and broken dreams

Is all you've ever known

Try to live a better life

Than call this house a home

High winds and broken clouds

The angels must have cried

When they saw you gaze at me

With the loving in your eyes

One day you'll be gone

And I know that time will come

Someday I'll follow you

When my work is done

That chip upon my shoulder

Is a long and sorry tale

Hold the hammer tight enough

The world looks like a nail

I'm rolling down the tracks

I'm the little red caboose

I'm chasing all my demons down

So I can sing the blues

One day you'll be gone

And I know that time will come

Someday I'll follow you

When my work is done

One day you'll be gone

And I know that time will come

Someday I'll follow you

When my work is done

When my work is done