R.C. Freeman
(c) 2023 / ASCAP

Lyrics

Never Turn the Wheel (Ver 3)
R.C. Freeman © 2023

Some folks you’ll find
Spend all their time
Blowin’ wind and bein’ loud
Whistles make a sound (sure)
That's heard for miles around

Makin noise alone won’t win it
Hard workin’ is the key
Put your shoulder to the wheel
Wise words my mama said to me

If you’re gonna turn the wheel (son)
You need skill and strength of steel
To stand against the tide
Stand the test of time
This ain’t no trick or treat
It’s ’bout more than how you feel, cuz
The steam that blows the whistle
Will never turn the wheel

Way back in time
Before my prime
In love with talkin' trash
No one liked my jazz
My smacks, rants, or jabs

Don't listen to the 'man', I'd say
Don't listen to his crap
Young folks, we had it goin' on
Now, I ain't so sure about that

If you’re gonna turn the wheel
You need skill and strength of steel
To stand against the tide
Stand the test of time
This ain’t no cakewalk Buster
It’s ’bout more than how you feel, cuz
The steam that blows the whistle
Will never turn the wheel


The world is not your oyster
Takes a ton ‘a work to get the apple peeled
To just grow up - ain’t enough
Earnin’ wisdom’s double tough
Take care to avoid the megaphone
Just makin’ the whistle moan
Be the one that turns that wheel
Make those drivers roll

If you’re gonna turn the wheel
You need skill and strength of steel
To stand against the tide
Stand the test of time
Mama always told me
It’s ’bout more than how you feel, cuz
The steam that blows the whistle
Will never turn the wheel …. Yes

The steam that blows the whistle
Will never turn the wheel