I was heading for parts unknown
Well, I would have left sooner
But a sweetness didn't tell me
that the seeds of love had been sown
Well, I kept on recalling
what my daddy had told me
About the games young girls can play
He said, son, don't go fallin'
for all the things they offer
unless you know you're gonna stay
I got the freight train fever,
won't get lonely if I leave her,
gonna ride the tracks again
I got the freight train fever,
won't get lonely if I leave her,
cause the freight train is my
Well, I was born on a flatbed
When the beaver done talked to me
She said, son, what's 183?
Well, let's suspect she wasn't happy
She kept right on shoutin'
You're evil right down to the bone
Up his shotgun as he chased me out the door
I got the brake train fever,
gonna ride the tracks again
I got the brake train fever,
cause the brake train is my friend
I got the freight train fever,
won't be lonely if I leave her
Gonna ride the trash again
I got the freight train fever,
won't be lonely if I leave her
Cause the freight train is my friend