Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Hank Snow
Canonical path: /hank-snow/silver-rails
Related lyric paths: 6
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Silver Rails
Read Silver Rails lyrics by Hank Snow on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Silver Rails
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I'm free as a man can be, this is the life for me
Go when I want to or I don't, no worries and troubles for me
A newspaper for my bed, no naggin' woman bangin' my head
I'm free as the breeze and I go when I please
Silver rails keep me free, silver rails keep me free.
When I find a place I don't like
When I find the things ain't right
An old freight train will be waiting to set me free
Silver rails keep me free, silver rails keep me free.
--- Instrumental ---
I follow that old sunshine, ain't nothing I've left behind
I'm walking it slow, always ready to go, I don't get far from that line
At night I get my sleep, that's all I ever need
I hear the whistle call and it's goodbye to you all
Silver rails keep me free, silver rails keep me free.
When I find a place I don't like
When I find the things ain't right
An old freight train will be waiting to set me free
Silver rails keep me free, silver rails keep me free...
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Who performs "Silver Rails"?
Hank Snow performs "Silver Rails", and this lyric page sits inside the Hank Snow catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to A Little Box Of Pine On The 729 and Address Unknown with a short reason for opening each page next.
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