You can build your house out of brick You can build your house out of stone
But as likely as you put it on the surf, my friend
It's gonna fall down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down
It's something they work for the railroad It's something they work every day
It's something they work for the railroad It's something they work in a stall
And some they get out a long time ago Just well not to work at dawn
Well, you can build it high as a mountain Well, you can build it thick as a wall
But as surely as you put it on the surf, my friend It's gonna fall, fall, fall, fall
This road ain't lead me to glory This path ain't lead me on home
Don't ask my woman where I'm going I don't believe she knows I'm gone
Well, you can build it high as a mountain Well, you can build it thick as a wall
But as surely as you put it on the surf, my friend It's gonna fall, fall, fall, fall
Well, you can build it high as a mountain Well, you can build it thick as a wall
But as surely as you put it on the surf, my friend It's gonna fall, fall, fall, fall