Wagon Wheels West

In ’89 we hitched the team, left our home in Tennessee,
With a canvas wagon creakin’, chasin’ dreams we couldn’t see.
The trail’s a ruthless teacher, dust and rivers test our will,
But my wife’s hand and my young’uns’ eyes keep pushin’ up the hill. 
Chorus (0:35 - 1:05)
Wagon wheels west, through the storms and the strife,
Carvin’ out a future for my children and my wife.
Through the dangers and the dark, we’ll find where we belong,
Rollin’ toward a new life with a prayer and a song. 
Verse 2 (1:05 - 1:40)
The plains turn mean with thunder, wolves howl in the night,
Fever took our youngest, left us cryin’ by starlight.
Yet my Annie’s voice is steady, singin’ hymns to calm our fears,
Every mile we make’s a promise, through the sweat and silent tears. 
Chorus (1:40 - 2:10)
Wagon wheels west, through the storms and the strife,
Carvin’ out a future for my children and my wife.
Through the dangers and the dark, we’ll find where we belong,
Rollin’ toward a new life with a prayer and a song. 
Bridge (2:10 - 2:30)
Bandits lurk in canyons, rivers swell to block our way,
But I’ll fight for my family till my dyin’ day.
With the Rockies risin’ yonder, I see fields we’ll call our own,
This old wagon’s carryin’ more than just our bones. 
Chorus (2:30 - 3:00)
Wagon wheels west, through the storms and the strife,
Carvin’ out a future for my children and my wife.
Through the dangers and the dark, we’ll find where we belong,
Rollin’ toward a new life with a prayer and a song. 
Outro (3:00 - 3:20)
Yeah, rollin’ toward tomorrow… with a prayer and a song.