Mark Knopfler

(feat. Emmylou Harris)
A million miles our vagabond heels
Clocked up beneath the clouds
Theyre counting down to show time
When we do it for real with the crowds
Air miles are owing
But they dont come for free
And they dont give you any for pain
But if its all for nothing
All the roadrunnings
Been in vain
The rimshots come down like cannon fire
And thunder off the wall
Theres a man in every corner
And each one is giving his all
This is my fife
This is my drum
So you never will hear me complain
And if its all for nothing
All the roadrunnings
Been in vain
All the roadrunning
All the roadrunning
Well if youre inclined
To go up on the wall
It can only be fast and high
And those who dont like the danger
Soon find something different to try
When theres only a ringin in your ears
And an echo down memory lane
But if its all for nothing
All the roadrunnings
Been in vain
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
The shows packing up
I sit and watch the convoy
Leaving town
Theres no pretending Im not a fool,
For riding around and around
Like the pictures you keep of your old wall of death
You showed me one time on the plane
But if its all for nothing
All the roadrunnings
Been in vain
A million miles of vagabond sky
Clocked up above the clouds
Im still your man for the roaming
For as long as theres roamin allowed
Therell be a rider
And therell be a wall
As long as the dreamer remains
And if its all for nothing
All the roadrunnings
Been in vain
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
All the roadrunning, all the roadrunning
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