freight train

engineer won't say which way we're going

i can't remember where we've been

he says we've got to keep on rolling

we gotta keep on traveling

on a freight train

on a freight train

i'm riding on a freight train

on a freight train

what's the point in going there again

it's looked the same each time i've been

one of those familiar places

full of nearly forgotten faces

i swear this town won't be my end

on a freight train

on a freight train

i'm riding on a freight train

on a freight train

listening to the wheels on the track

wondering if they'll ever take me back

watching the smoke rise from the stack

wondering if i'll ever make it back

i'd like to think this stop could be my last

but this old train just can't outrun my past

i guess that means i'll stay right here on board

not what i had in mind when i set out to see the world

on a freight train

on a freight train

i'm riding on a freight train

on a freight train

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