Downbound Train

I had a job, i had a girl

I had something going mister in this world

I got laid off down at the lumber yard

Our love went bad, times got hard

Now i work down at the carwash

Where all it ever does is rain

Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train



She just said "joe i gotta go

We had it once we ain't got it any more"

She packed her bags left me behind

She bought a ticket on the central line

Nights as i sleep, i hear that whistle whining

I feel her kiss in the misty rain

And i feel like i'm a rider on a downbound train



Last night i heard your voice

You were crying, crying, you were so alone

You said your love had never died

You were waiting for me at home

Put on my jacket, i ran through the woods

I ran till i thought my chest would explode

There in the clearing, beyond the highway

In the moonlight, our wedding house shone

I rushed through the yard, i burst through the front door

My head pounding hard, up the stairs i climbed

The room was dark, our bed was empty

Then i heard that long whistle whine

And i dropped to my knees, hung my head and cried



Now i swing a sledge hammer on a railroad gang

Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain

Now don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train


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