Railroad Lady

She's a railroad lady Just a little bit shady Spendin' her days on the train She's a semi-good looker But the fast rails they took her Now she's tryin', just tryin' to get home again South Station in Boston to the freightyards of Austin From the Florida sunshine to the New Orleans rain Now that the railpacks Has taken the best tracks She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again Chorus: She's a railroad lady Just a little bit shady Spendin' her life on a train Once a pullman car traveller Now the brakeman won't have her She's tryin', just tryin' to get home again Once a high ballin' loner he thought he could own her Bought her a fur and a big diamond ring She hocked 'em for cold cash Left town on the Wabash Never thinkin', never thinkin' of home way back then But the rails are now rusty The dinin' car's dusty Gold plated watches have taken their toll Yeah the railroads are dyin' And the lady she's cryin' On a bus to Kentucky and home that's her goal Chorus: She's a railroad lady Just a little bit shady Spendin' her life on a train She's a semi-good looker But the fast rails they took her Now she's tryin', just tryin' to get home again Yes on a bus to Kentucky and home once again