Steel Rail Blues

Well, I got my mail late last night

A letter from a girl who found the time to write

To her lonesome boy somewheres in the night

She sent me a railroad ticket too

To take me to her lovin' arms

And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love

Well, I've been out here many long days

I haven't found a place that I could call my own

Not a two bit bed to lay my body on

I've been stood up, I've been shook down

I've been dragged into the sand

And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Well, I been uptight most every night

Walkin' along the streets of this old town

Not a friend around to tell my troubles to

My good old car, she done broke down

'Cause I drove it into the ground

And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love

Well, I look over yonder across the plain

The big drive wheels are poundin' along the ground

Gonna get on board and I'll be homeward bound

Now, I ain't had a home-cooked meal

And Lord, I need one now

And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Now, here I am with my hat in my hand

Standin' on the broad highway, will you give a ride

To a lonesome boy who missed the train last night?

I went in town for one last round

And I gambled my ticket away

And the big steel rail won't carry me home to the one I love

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh