I come from Alabama Just south of Birmingham Born in the back of a steel yard Where they made me what I am Well, I wound up on a freight train It was Colorado bound Well, then that big John Henry Put me in the ground Through the heat of the summer, dead of the night Blindin' rain and bright sunlight Tell my story any way you like Another day in the life of a railroad spike I've seen the silver leaving Leadville And the girls from Cripple Creek Rich folks ridin' from Aspen On their way to Pike's Peak At the top of this old mountain With the red rocks and columbines I guess I'm gonna be here Until the end of time Through the heat of the summer, dead of the night Blindin' rain and bright sunlight Tell my story any way you like Another day in the life of a railroad spike Through the heat of the summer, dead of the night Blindin' rain and bright sunlight Tell my story any way you like Another day in the life of a railroad spike