11.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 car wash
Where all it ever does is rain
Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train?
I just said, 'Joe, I gotta go
We had it once, we ain't got it anymore'
I packed my bags, left you behind
I bought a ticket on the Central Line
Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining
I feel your 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
I said my love never died
And I'm waiting for you 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?
Now, don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train?
Now, don't it feel (don't it feel)
Like you're a rider (like you're a rider)
Don't it feel like you're a rider
Don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train?
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