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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
R.E.M.
Performer
Michael Stipe
Vocals
Mike Mills
Bass
Peter Buck
Guitar
Bill Berry
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Michael Stipe
Composer
Peter Buck
Composer
Mike Mills
Songwriter
Bill Berry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Boyd
Producer
Jerry Boys
Engineer
Tony Harris
Engineer
Barry Clempson
Engineer
Jack Skinner
Mastering Engineer
Ron McMaster
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
The walls are built up stone by stone
The fields divided one by one
And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We've been on this shift too long
And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We can reach our destination
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
I saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm
The power lines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged
The bells are ringing through the town again
The children look up, all they hear is sky-blue bells ringing
And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We can reach our destination
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
A way to shield the hated heat
A way to put myself to sleep
A way to shield the hated heat
A way to put myself, my children to sleep
He piloted this song in a plane like that one
She is selling faith on the Go Tell Crusade
Locomotive 8, Southern Crescent, hear the bells ring again
The fields of wheat is looking thin
And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We've been on this shift too long
And the train conductor says
Take a break, driver 8
Driver 8, take a break
We can reach our destination
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
But we're still a ways away, but it's still a ways away
Writer(s): Peter Lawrence Buck, Michael E. Mills, John Michael Stipe, William Thomas Berry
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