I used to linger by the busy railroad track
Watched the Santa Fe go puffing out
And when the trains weren't moving,
I would jump from beam to beam
I'll walk along the silver rails
and dream my favorite dream
I could see me riding high
Looking backward towards a town
that held me like a noose
I knew the wheels of humming soon
would drive my blues away
Frankly, I just never heard
And the more I think about it,
As a kid I had the longing,
but I nev er had the pain
And now I'm blue enough to leave,
but I can't find the train
As I go wandering through the streets,
My hurt today goes deeper
than the hurt I knew in you
I've learned that I've loved you in vain
The way you turned from me
has sent me looking for a trade
since they tore the depot down
that run both in and out of town
I guess I'll always be enchanted
Little balloons and whistle screams
and fond of railroad ties
Don't matter if I like it,
And the more I think about it,
As a kid I had the longing,
but I nev er had the pain
Now I'm blue enough to leave,
