There's a rugged road on the prairie
Stretching all across the last frontier
There a stranger strives solitary
Blessed is the lonesome pioneer
Roll on, roll on, roll on
Night birds are flying
Come on, the light is gone
Hope's slowly dying
Tell me how you come riding through
Still surveying the miles yet to run
On the long and lonely road to kingdom come
He can blaze a trail, though the rumbling
Dims his guiding light to just a spark
When the hour is low, he comes tumbling
When the moon is high, he gives his heart
Roll on, roll on, roll on
Night birds are flying
Come on, the light is gone
Hope's slowly dying
Tell me how you come riding through
Gaining steady till this round is won
On the long and lonely road to kingdom come
People far below chasing pleasures
Offer him directions on the run
Prophets on the path offer treasures
Though she's mighty hungry she takes none
Roll on, roll on, roll on
Night birds are flying
Come on, the light is gone
Hope's slowly dying
Tell me how you come riding through
Blindly faithful but following none
On the long and lonely road to kingdom come
When the sun goes down at the right time
She comes winding through the purple haze
Just a feather's touch in the nighttime
But it'll color all my weary days
Shining finer than this earthly sun
On the ragged rugged road to kingdom come
On the ragged rugged road to kingdom come