Silver Eagle, lonely road
I was on my way to Mobile
For a big New Year's Eve show
Stopped for just a minute
To see a friend outside of town
With my collar up, I found his name
And felt the wind die down
And a drunk man in a cowboy hat
Wearin' shiny boots, a Nudie suit
And haunted, haunted eyes
He said: "Friend, it's good to see you,
It's nice to know you care"
Then the wind picked up and he was gone
Was he ever really there?
Well, I climbed back on that eagle
Took one last look around
Trough red tail lights, a shadow moved
And off somewhere a midnight train
I can hear that wistle moanin'
I'm so lonesome I could cry
'Cause it's midnight in Montgomery
Just hear that whip-poor-will
See the stars light up the purple sky
'Cause when the wind is right
He's always singin' there
He's always singin' there
Well, Hank's always singin' there
