The Rumjacks - One for the Road Lyrics

He threw his pike beside the spikes beneath ashes
Where he was going, didn't know, but saw no call for clashes
He jumped out of the hopper as the train pulled in the yard
Dodged the bulls and slid off in the night

With the blood around your ankles from them pullin' at your shackles
And you cannot seem to fight or break away
You'll find a taste of freedom, when they tell you that you need em
And you hunt em down just like bird of prey

One for the road and away we go
Pour it on the ground to frozen snow
One for the road and away we go
And we're singing as we rove and venture

He hitched a ride and pitched a sign beside the station
Finally reached edge of 48 and all creation
They speak of california with a timbre that'll warn ya
He found where he could finally stake his claim.

When you're swingin from handles and they're blowin out the candles
They don't care about who you are, it's who you know
And with the phony friends you're makin and the smiles that you're fakin
It beats the life you left back in the snow

One for the road and away we go
Pour it on the ground to frozen snow
One for the road and away we go
And we're singing as we rove and venture