Intro Verse Well I'm movin' along, singin' my song About coal smoke and valve oil and steam Daybreak Express and the Rock Island Line Tennessee Central, the Ol' Number 9 Full throttle boxcar, a steel-drivin' man Midnight and I'm doin' what I can I'm holdin' back tears, I'm one brave engineer Lonesome and lost and in love Atchison, Topeka, Santa Fe Glendale, Poor Valley, mystery train Cold Mountain, Sligo, a tie-walkin' man Midnight and I'm doin' what I can Chorus But these trains always take me away from you And right away I wanna get back So I'm leavin' here tonight on the next one that comes I'm ridin' on the bonus track I shudder to think I might find that missin' link That keeps me this tight to the rail Nickel Plate Road, it's the 7-5-9 Toe River, Memphis, the end of the line Freedom and friendship, a brakeman's man Midnight, I'm doin' what I can Chorus These trains, they take me to places unknown A hobo with dreams in my sack A parallel world that's all my own I'm ridin' on the bonus track Outro
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