Tired Old Freight Train
Girl it's been a long time--sorry to make you wait
But this heart is a like a tired old freight train
And it's going to take some time to unwind
I've been staring out the door of this box car
As the world rolls away think'n why a man
wants to be lonely and loves the sky so grey
And you know what babe? It's not that
I don't love you. It's not that I don't care
It's just everything I've been through
To get to here from there
I've chugged through all these hose-stop towns
Climbed o'er every mountain pass
A blanket of stars when the sun goes down
Tucked in that mournful whistle blast
With the moon as my mistress every night
Sweet companion wherever I roam
Thoughts travel on rails so straight and so right
I am always least lonely when I am alone
For thirty years --you know it was true
Even the thirty --I spent with her
Now all that's left I give to you
And I'm sure that I'm sure that I'm sure
You are my Angel from Montgomery
My something to hold onto song
You are that missing part of me
When everything else is gone
I'm gonna get back on this train tonight
And travel with the big fat moon
It's been this way all of my life
But I'll be coming to see you soon
Yeah... I'm coming to see you soon
Copyright © Steven Young | Year Posted 2022
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