Ridin' The Railroad
(Verse One)
In that shotgun shack I grew up by the railroad track
I saw and heard the trains every day and night
The rhythm of the rails filled my heart with adventure
And that train whistle called, follow me to a new life
(Verse Two)
Mama fed the hobos with what little we could spare
And they fed my soul with stories of the road
And every day that fever burned a little deeper
It was just a matter of time before I had to go
(Chorus)
From a shotgun shack by the railroad track my dreams came to life
When I'd get that ramblin' fever I'd hop a train and ride
Over the mountains and valleys .. I would go
I saw everything a man would want riding the railroad
(Verse Three)
Rode those rails 'cross the country from sea to sea
Living like a hobo I took my life in stride
Now the wunderlust has faded like a lonesome whistle
I found a shack beside the tracks to live out my life
(Chorus)
From a shotgun shack by the railroad track my dreams came to life
When I'd get that ramblin' fever I'd hop a train and ride
Over the mountains and valleys .. I would go
I saw everything a man would want riding the railroad
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Everything a man would want riding the railroad
Lonnie C. Ratliff - Thomas Hans Ahlberg
Okie Acres Music (BMI) Thomas Ahlberg Hans Music (STIM)
