[Verse 1] Eastbound on Highway One Coffee gone cold in my cup Maple trees blur by the fence And the sky just keeps showing up A red barn leans in the wind Boot mud dried on the dash Then a hundred black backs turn slow Like the whole field woke up at last [Pre-Chorus] Tail by tail, dust in the air Stone-broke quiet everywhere You slow down, you say a prayer When they cross, you just stay there [Chorus] Passing cattle in Canada Passing cattle in Canada Rollin' slow through the golden grass Let 'em go, let 'em pass Passing cattle in Canada Passing cattle in Canada Big brown eyes and a painted sky That's the whole damn ride [Verse 2] One white face at the front Like a captain cut from wood Calf tucked close to its mother Moving like I knew they would Faint bell clank from the lead truck Ranch hand with a lifted hand No one's in a hurry here That's how the border roads were planned [Pre-Chorus] You inch on by, then you wait For the gate and for the brake There's a little room in the world For a herd to take the lane [Chorus] Passing cattle in Canada Passing cattle in Canada Rollin' slow through the golden grass Let 'em go, let 'em pass Passing cattle in Canada Passing cattle in Canada Big brown eyes and a painted sky That's the whole damn ride [Bridge] And I liked that pause in the day Liked the way it made me stay Not every mile needs a chase Not every road needs a race [Final Chorus] Passing cattle in Canada Passing cattle in Canada Rollin' slow through the golden grass Let 'em go, let 'em pass Passing cattle in Canada Passing cattle in Canada Big brown eyes and a painted sky That's the whole damn ride [Outro] One long line in the sun Then the road could start again
