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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Flatlanders
The Flatlanders
Performer
Joe Ely
Joe Ely
Lead Vocals
Lloyd Maines
Lloyd Maines
Mandolin
Butch Hancock
Butch Hancock
Acoustic Guitar
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Acoustic Guitar
Robbie Gjersoe
Robbie Gjersoe
Electric Guitar
Gary Herman
Gary Herman
Bass Guitar
Jimmy Pettit
Jimmy Pettit
Bass Guitar
Pat Manske
Pat Manske
Drums
Rafael Gayol
Rafael Gayol
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
George Norman Hancock
George Norman Hancock
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Ely
Joe Ely
Producer
Lloyd Maines
Lloyd Maines
Producer

Lyrics

Sweetheart, your heart is loaded down
With useless burdens and bones
I can tell by the tear stains on your letter
That you wrote me from the twilight zone
You ask if I miss you, well, of course I miss you
I miss you every night or two
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
Reminds me so much of you
[Instrumental]
Wanderin' all alone down the road to roam
Wonderin' 'bout the seeds you've sown
A rock is a rock, a hard place is a hard place
But a road is a road is a road
You trash it out and clean it up and almost get it right
About the time time you're done and through
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
Reminds me so much of you
[Instrumental]
One day, it's not enough, one day, it's too much
One day, it's just a little bit of each
One day, you're face to face and you don't even touch
You walked away when it was well within your reach
With that wall all around you, it was me who let you in
When you said nobody but nobody would do
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
Reminds me so much of you
[Instrumental]
Scratchin' out a livin', scratchin' the surface
It's just the tip of the iceberg, kid
The last place you look is where you're gonna find it
You don't even know what it is that's hid
But don't feel so sad, you ain't doin' so bad
Hey, you got this far without a clue
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
Reminds me so much of you
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
It reminds me so much of you
Written by: George Norman Hancock

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