Hopped a freight train out of Nashville, rode it up to Ohio.
Made my way to Detroit City where I stayed a week or so.
Hauled a ride to Chicago with a truck drivin man.
An I stayed there for the summer, singin with a Country band.
Every time I hear a freight train lonesome whistle blow,
I think about the good man I got waitin on me at home.
Yonder comes a freight train,
Movin on down the line.
Yonder comes a freight train,
Listen to that engine whine.
Im gettin off that old train
Im goin back to that good, good man of mine.
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Hopped the freight out of Chicago, thought that it was southern bound.
Ended up in New York City where we travel underground.
Caught a ride with a crew truck, went from Charlotte to L.A..
Made my way back to Atlanta but I wasnt there to stay.
Thumbed a ride with a couple goin to see River Falls.
Only thirty miles from Nashville, well, Ill get back if I have to crawl.
Yonder comes a freight train,
Movin on down the line.
Yonder comes a freight train,
Listen to that engine whine.
Im gettin off that old train
Im goin back to that good, good man of mine.
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Yonder comes a freight train,
Movin on down the line.
Yonder comes a freight train,
Listen to that engine whine.
Im gettin off that old train
Im goin back to that good, good man of mine.
Im gettin off that old train
Im goin back.