Let's go back to the roadshow

Drink with the old crow who cut us down

Blind him, force-feed and remind him

There's nothing quite strong as

The suns of the railroad light

Tell me, why did you go into the cold

Deep in the mines of Jericho

Where no diamond can save your mortal soul?

Tell me, why did you go into the cold

Deep in the mines of Jericho

Where no diamond can tell you where to go?

I grant you, lonesome new stories

All these new songs from around the world

I don't care, blinded by dollars

I chase the white collars

The suns of the other side

Tell me, why did you go into the cold

Deep in the mines of Jericho

Where no diamond can save your mortal soul?

Tell me, why did you go into the cold

Deep in the mines of Jericho

Where no diamond can tell you where to go?

So let me free from your prison

Free from your boundaries that hold me back

I walk now, the road to redemption

The pathway to enter my peace with God

Tell me, why did you go into the cold

Deep in the mines of Jericho

Where no diamond can save your mortal soul?

Tell me, why did you go into the cold

Deep in the mines of Jericho

Where no diamond can tell you where to go?

Tell me, why did you hide deep in the mines

Far from the wrath of the men who tried

To fill your endless greed for finery and fame?

Tell me, why did you fall into the cold

Deep in the mines of Jericho

Where no diamond can show you where to go?