Driver 8

from Sky Blue Hell by Newfane

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Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe.
From R.E.M.'s "Fables of the Reconstruction" (1985), published by International Record Syndicate, Inc.

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Newfane interpretation:

The walls are built up stone by stone
The fields divided one by one
And the train conductor says take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break, we've been on this shift too long

Saw a treehouse on the outskirts of this farm
Power lines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged
The bells are ringing through the town again
Children look up, all they hear is sky blue hell ringing

And the train conductor says take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break, we can reach our destination
But it's still a ways away

Way to shield the hated heat
Way to put myself to sleep
Way to shield the hated heat
Way to put myself, my children to sleep

Piloted this song in a plane like that one
She is selling faith on the go tell crusade
Locomotive 8 southern crescent hear the bells ring again
Field to weed is looking thin

And the train conductor says take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break, we can reach our destination
But we're still a ways away

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from Sky Blue Hell, released January 5, 2018

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