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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elliot Lurie
Guitar
Jeffrey Grob
Drums
Larry Gonsky
Keyboards
Peter Sweval
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elliot Lurie
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Liftin
Producer
Elliot Lurie
Producer
Jeffrey Grob
Producer
Larry Gonsky
Producer
Looking Glass
Producer
Mike Gershman
Executive Producer
Peter Sweval
Producer
Tim Geelan
Engineer
Wayne Tarnowski
Engineer
Lyrics
I used to work for the New Jersey Railroad
I got laid off 'cause the times weren't good
My unemployment sixty-five dollars
Sixty-five dollars don't buy what it should
I have a-a weakness for 80-proof whiskey
Lately I'm drinkin' a bottle every day
Messin' my mind up, lord, it's wreckin' my body
But it helps make those long lonely hours slip away
I used to be a railroad man, and I'm damn proud of it, too
I did more work in a workin' day, than any two men could do
Foreman said I drink too much and I guess it's half-way true
I drink half as much as my daddy did, and twice as much as you
I used to have me a good lookin' woman
Loved her and kept her, and called her my own
She started packin' when I started drinkin'
Now I'm drunk, and I'm busty, and I'm angry all alone
I used to be a railroad man, and I'm damn proud of it, too
I did more work in a workin' day, than any two men could do
Foreman said I drink too much and at last I know it's true
But I'm too far gone to change now, ain't nothin' I can do
Writer(s): Elliot Lurie
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