Well I broke down in E St Louis

On the Kansas City line and I drunk up all my money

That I borrowed every time and I fell down at the derby

And now the night's black as a crow

A train that took me away from here

But a train can't bring me home

What made my dreams so hollow

I was standing at the depot

Steeple full of swallows that could never ring the bell

I come ten thousand miles away

With not one thing to show

It was a train that took me away from here

But a train can't bring me home

I remember when I left without bothering to pack

You know I up and left just the clothes I had on my back

Now I'm so sorry for what I've done

And I'm out here on my own

Well it was a train that took me away from here

But a train can't bring me home

Well it was a train that took me away from here

But a train can't bring me home

A train can't bring me home

A train can't bring me home

A train can't bring me home