Mountain Train Lyrics

Late at night I listen as it rolls on down the line
The sound of that old mountain train I�ve heard 1,000 times
Well, its whistle�s like a dagger cuttin� through that summer breeze
And its engine�s like the voice of God that brings me to my knees
Well, I used to sit and watch it as it headed down the track
I�d wonder what it�s haulin� and when it�s comin� back
Livin� in them backwoods, nearly every day�s the same
And there ain�t much to see, except that danged ol� mountain train.

(Chorus)
Mountain train I can hear you as you roll on through my mind
I wish you�d take my troubles here and haul �em far behind
The sounds you bellow out are both so lonesome and so cold
Makes me wish I had someone just lying here to hold.

There�s a gal up on that mountain pretty as the breath of spring
I saved up a half a year to buy that girl a ring
But she found herself another man who rode in on the train
And I knew life for me up there would never be the same.
Well I found them out one evening it was several miles from home
Walkin� on that dusty trail, just standin� there alone
So I pulled out my rifle before they ever said a word
And the sound of that ol� whistle was the last thing that they heard.

(Repeat Chorus)

Well, they found me on that mountain there and they put me away
Now I sit here in this prison waitin� for my judgment day
And every night I listen as I hear it closin� in
The sound of that ol� mountain train I�ll never see again.

(Repeat Chorus)

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