I heard a train callingThrough the middle of the nightI heard the whistleAnd the mercy of the wheelsIt's a hand to mouth existenceIn a mouth to nothing worldI was longingFor the way I used to feelI'd like to catch a trainThat could go back in timeThat could make alot of stopsAlong the wayI would go to see me FatherWith the eyes he left behindI would go for all the wordsI'd like to sayAnd I'd take along a sandwichAnd a picture of my girlAnd show them allThat I made out okI heard a train callingThrough the middle of the nightAnd I wondered if IShould have gotten on'Cause a train knows where it's goingAnd when it's time to goAnd that it looks bestWhen it's already goneI heard a train callingThrough the middle of a dreamAnd I wandered through the weedsAs it went byOh the trains they have the numbersThe nicknames and the nightsThey know it's okTo run away and cryI'd like to catch a trainThat could go back in timeThat could make alot of stopsAlong the wayI would go to see me FatherWith the eyes he left behindI would go for all the wordsI'd like to sayAnd I'd take along a sandwichAnd a picture of my girlAnd show them allThat I made out okI heard a train callingThrough the middle of the nightI heard the whistleAnd the mercy of the wheels