The Wheel
Jerry Jeff Walker

Jerry Jeff Walker


If I took a rollin' wheel

And rolled it ten times round

Would it travel far from here

Or would it just go round

Round and Round


As a young boy I helped the old man

Workin' in the fields

And everyday, we hauled the hay

To the rollin' of the wheels

'Til one day the tractor laid

The old man down to the ground

The tractor pitched him into a ditch and

Left a dusty sound

Of the wheel that kept spinnin' round

The wheel that kept spinnin' round


Chorus:

Rollin' wheel, rollin' on

Takin' us all on our way

Rollin' wheel, rollin' on

Takin back all that they gave

Takin' us all on our way

Takin' back all that they save


I've never knew my father well

The war called him too soon

Said he was an officer

Saw some pictures in my room

The letter said he was reported dead

Near the front lines he'd been found

A mine blew his jeep into a twisted heep

And I still hear the sound

Of the wheel that kept spinnin' round.


Rollin' wheel, rollin' on

Takin' us all on our way

Rollin' wheels, rollin' on

Takin' us all to the grave

Takin' back all that they save

Takin' us all on our way


My brother chased a dream of wheels

His whole life geared for the race

As soon as he could, he drove off for good

His whole life was short, quick, and straight

He only lived to spin those wheels

And make that move over ground

'Til the steering failed and he crashed the rail

And he laid there still for the sounds

Of the wheel that kept spinning round.


Rollin' wheel, they're rollin' on

Takin' us all on our way

The rollin' wheels, rollin' on

Takin' back all that they gave

Takin' us all on our way

Takin' back all that they say


As for me, my life's too short

The wheel has carried my far

Around this world 100 times

By bus, truck, train, bike, or car (???)

And just like the rest I roll on to my death

On a country road far from town

I stare by the wheel just as sure as I feel

That there won't be but one sound

That's the wheel that keeps spinning round


Yeah the wheel that keeps spinning round


Rollin wheels, rollin' on

Takin us all on our way

The rollin' wheels, rollin' on

Takin' back all that they say

Takin us all on our way

Takin' us all on our way


The rollin' wheels, yeah rollin' on

Takin' back all that they gave

Takin' us all on our way


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Lyrics by Jerry Jeff Walker

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A. Freeway   L.A. Freeway   Last Night I Fell In Love Again   Last Song   Layin' My Life on the Line   Layin' My Life On The Line   Leavin' Texas   Leavin' Texas   Leroy   Let 'er Go   Let 'er Go   Let The Ponies Run   Life On The Road   Life's Too Short   Life's Too Short   Like A Coat From The Cold   Little Bird   Little Man   Little Town Of New Orleans   London Homesick Blues   Lone Wolf   Long Ol' Dusty Road   Long Ol' Dusty Road   Long, Long Time   Love Changes Everything   Lovin' Makes Livin' Worthwhile   Lovin' Of The Game   Lovin' Makes Livin' Worthwhile   Lovin' Of The Game   Lucky Man   Man With The Big Hat   Manny's Hat Song   Manny's Hat Song   May Music Be Your Wings   May Music Be Your Wings   Maybe Mexico   Maybe Mexico   Me And Bobbie Mcgee   Me and Bobby McGee   Mississippi You're On My Mind   Mississippi You're On My Mind   More Often Than Not   Morning Song To Sally   Mountains Of Mexico   Movin' On   Movin' On   Mr. Bojangles   Mr. Bojangles [*]   Mr. Bojangles [#]   Mr. Bojangles [Live]   My Old Man   Navajo Rug   Night Rider's Lament   Night Rider's Lament   Nolan Ryan   Nolan Ryan(He's A Hero To Us All)   Nolan Ryan(He's A Hero To Us All)   Northeast Texas Women   O.D. Corral   Ol' 55   Ol' 55   Old Five And Dimers   Old Five And Dimers Like Me   Old Nashville Cowboy   Old Road   Pick Up The Tempo   Pickup Truck Song   Pissin' In The Wind   Pissin' In The Wind   Pot Can't Call The Kettle Black   Pot Can't Call The Kettle Black   Promise   Public Domain   Quiet Faith Of Man   Railroad Lady   Ramblin', Scramblin'   Ramblin', Scramblin'   Rhythm Of The Rain   Rhythm Of The Rain (Bonus Out Take)   Rock & Roll My Baby   Rock & Roll My Baby   Rock and Roll My Baby   Rockin' Chair   Rockin' On The River   Rockin' On The River   Rodeo Cowboy   Rodeo Wind   Round And Round   Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer   Sailing   Sangria Wine   Santa Claus Is Coming to Town   Saturday Night Special   Seasons Change   Seasons Change   She Knows Her Daddy Sings   She Left Me Holdin'   She Left Me Holdin'   She Made Herself A Promise   Singin' The Dinosaur Blues   Singin' The Dinosaur Blues   Sloop John B.   So Bad Last Night   Some Day I'll Get Out   Some Day I'll Get Out   Some Go Home   Some Phone Numbers   Standin' At The Big Hotel   Standin' At The Big Hotel   Still Around   Stoney   Suckin' A Big Bottle Of Gin   Suckin' A Big Bottle Of Gin   Takin' It As It Comes   Takin' It As It Comes   Tangee   Texas On My Mind   That Old Beat Up Guitar   That Old Beat-Up Guitar   That Old Time Feeling   The Ballad Of The Hulk   The Cape   The Christmas Song   The Continuing Saga of the Classic Bummer...   The Continuing Saga Of The Classic Bummer...   The Dutchman   The Dutchman   The First Showboat   The Gift   The Man He Used To Be   The Moon is Still Over Her Shoulder   The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder   The Other Jerry Jeff   The Road You Choose   The Road You Choose   Then Came The Children   Those Were The Days   Time To Stay Home   To The Artist   Too Old To Change   Tracks Run Through The City   Trashy Women   Tryin' To Hold The Wind Up With a Sail   Tryin' To Hold The Wind Up With A Sail   Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother   Up Against The Wall, Red Neck   Up Against The Wall, Red Neck (Live 1973, Luckenba...   Very Short Time   Viva Luckenbach   Wanted For Love   We Were Kind Of Crazy Then   We Were Kinda Crazy Then   We Wish You a Merry Christmas   What Are We Doing?   What I Like About Texas   When I Had You   Where Was I   White Christmas   Will There Be Any   Wind   Wingin' It Home To Texas   Wingin' It Home To Texas   Woman In Texas   Won't You Give Me One More Chance   Won't You Give Me One More Chance

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