Train Bridge Blues (Best Damn Buy I Ever Made)

[Verse 1]
Out in a field by the county line,
Sits a rusted giant, left behind.
Steel and soul, she’s weathered and proud,
Waitin’ in silence, far from the crowd.

[Chorus]
Best damn buy I ever made,
Steel bones shining through the shade.
Call me stubborn, call it fate,
Best damn buy I ever made.

[Verse 2]
She ain’t hauled freight since ’ninety-nine,
But I see her gleam through dust and time.
Folks called me crazy, laughed in spades—
I said, “That bridge? Best damn buy I ever made.”

[Chorus]
Best damn buy I ever made,
Rivets sing like a serenade.
If you don’t see it, just you wait—
Best damn buy I ever made.

[Verse 3]
Maybe you can’t see what I believe,
Dreams and rails up both our sleeves.
One bolt at a time, I’ll make her shine,
Span more than rivers—span through time.

[Chorus]
Best damn buy I ever made,
Northern wind and a debt repaid.
When daybreak hits that steel parade—
Best damn buy I ever made.

[Chorus — tag last line]
Best damn buy I ever made,
Best damn buy I ever made.