Before the train, before the road

A dream of wheels someday to roll

Songs unsung and tales untold

Before the train, before the road

Before the steamboat paddle wheel

How did the mighty river feel?

A steady flow and an even keel

Before the steamboat paddle wheel

Before, a long before

It ain't before no more

Before, a long before

It ain't before no more, it ain't before

Before the wagons headed west

Before the gold and all the rest

The sun upon the mountain's crest

Before the wagons headed west

Before the mighty buffalo

The wind and water, the rain and snow

A silence none of us could know

Before the mighty buffalo

Before, a long before

It ain't before no more

Before, a long before

It ain't before no more, it ain't before

Before I meet my journey's end

I'll try to be an honest friend

I'll see you all up around the bend

Before I meet my journey's end

Before, a long before

It ain't before no more

Before, a long before

It ain't before no more, it ain't before