Train Song

by Tom Waits

From the album: Franks Wild Years

Track 16 of 17 on Franks Wild Years (1987).

Duration: 3:20

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Lyrics for Train Song

Well I broke down in East St. Louis On the Kansas City line I drunk up all my money That I borrowed every time And I fell down at the derby The night's black as a crow It was a train that took me away from here But a train can't bring me home What made my dreams so hollow I was standing at the depot A steeple full of swallows That could never ring the bell And I come ten thousand miles away Not one thing to show Well it was a train that took me away from here But a train can't bring me home I remember when I left Without bothering to pack You know I up and left With just the clothes I had on my back Now I'm sorry for what I've done And I'm out here on my own Well it was a train that took me away from here But a train can't bring me home Well it was a train that took me away from here But a train can't bring me home

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