Driver 8

Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe

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"

I saw a treehouse on the outskirts of the farm
The power lines have floaters so the airplanes won't get snagged
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

Way to shield the hated heat
Way to put myself to sleep
Way to shield the hated heat
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 lookin' 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

Trivia about the song Driver 8 by R.E.M.

On which albums was the song “Driver 8” released by R.E.M.?
R.E.M. released the song on the albums “Eponymous” in 1988, “The Best of R.E.M.” in 1991, “R.E.M.: In the Attic – Alternative Recordings 1985–1989” in 1997, “And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987” in 2006, “Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011” in 2011, “Complete Rarities - I.R.S. 1982-1987” in 2014, “Unplugged 1991-2001: The Complete Sessions” in 2014, and “R.E.M. at the BBC” in 2018.
Who composed the song “Driver 8” by R.E.M.?
The song “Driver 8” by R.E.M. was composed by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Michael Mills, Michael Stipe.

Most popular songs of R.E.M.

Other artists of Alternative rock