Train Whistle

Yea I was born beside the tracks Out in a field - two bedroom shack Rooster crows – they’re kept out back That whistle blows and I react Train whistle blows right down the track Train whistle sound sure takes me back To a life of misery Train whistle part of my history Daddy worked hard - and payed a price The train yard became his whole damn life Take a drink and switching tracks Train whistle brings those memories back He worked all day and drank all night He’d have a smoke and start a fight That southern weed would get him right Kick back his chair and stare all night Train whistle blows right down the track Train whistle sure takes me back To a life of misery Train whistle part of my history Momma said - he did his best It was all part of a young man’s test Well I was lost but now I’m free Train whistle part of my history Train whistle blowing down the track Train whistle sure takes me back To a life of misery Train whistle part of my history