Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
R.E.M.
R.E.M.
Performer
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Vocals
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Guitar
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Bass
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Stipe
Michael Stipe
Songwriter
Peter Buck
Peter Buck
Composer
Mike Mills
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Bill Berry
Bill Berry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Boyd
Joe Boyd
Producer
Jerry Boys
Jerry Boys
Engineer
Tony Harris
Tony Harris
Engineer
Barry Clempson
Barry Clempson
Engineer
Jack Skinner
Jack Skinner
Mastering Engineer
Ron McMaster
Ron McMaster
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

The walls are built up stone by stone The fields divided one by one And the train conductor says Take a break, driver 8 Driver 8, take a break We've been on this shift too long And the train conductor says Take a break, driver 8 Driver 8, take a break We can reach our destination But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away I saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm The power lines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged The bells are ringing through the town again The children look up, all they hear is sky-blue bells ringing And the train conductor says Take a break, driver 8 Driver 8, take a break We can reach our destination But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away A way to shield the hated heat A way to put myself to sleep A way to shield the hated heat A way to put myself, my children to sleep He piloted this song in a plane like that one She is selling faith on the Go Tell Crusade Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent, hear the bells ring again The fields of wheat is looking thin And the train conductor says Take a break, driver 8 Driver 8, take a break We've been on this shift too long And the train conductor says Take a break, driver 8 Driver 8, take a break We can reach our destination But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe, William Thomas Berry Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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