Northbound train

Take me home again

Northbound train

Blow that whistle and sing

I left my wife in pieces

My children on the run

I don't give a damn about the time or the money

Just let me get home to my honey

On the Northbound train



Long time ago

And I'm kicked and abused

Long time gone

I've been tangled and used

My hometown lies on the line ahead

You got to drift no longer, the preacher said

You lost your soul in the big bad city

Know you left you wife to the small town pity

Oh no! I never did right

My whole life's been on a long storm

There's only one thing sadder than the cold and rain

That's the midnight whistle on the train