Merciful Dawn by Anya Hinkle Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Merciful dawn
Merciful light of the day
See that engine, haulin' freight, it's pullin' fevers and fancy and fate
Moving fast up close, so slow along the way
Beautiful blues
Beautiful clouds up above
It's gonna get you when you get that high
Gonna tumble when you can't keep flying
So settle down here on the wire with the other mourning doves

[Chorus]
Don't you sing, don't you sing a sad song
Though the road is long and it's a long time coming home
Don't you sing a sad song alone

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 2]
Faithful western winds
Faithful turn of the tides
Always comin' 'round the bend, always broken down here again
So come on over here, I'm right by your side
[Chorus]
Don't you sing, don't you sing a sad song
Though the road is gone and it's a long time coming home
Don't you sing a sad song alone