well i broke down in e. st. louis
on the kansas city line
and i drunk up all my money
that i borrowed every time
and i fell down at the derby
and now 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
was standing at the depot
with a steeple full of swallows
that could never ring the bell
and i come ten thousand miles away
with 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
