I lived next to the railroad, and I could hear the train go rollin' by

It shook the house and it shook the bed

And it would always make my spirit fly

And I was just a kid, you know it always made me high

I would dream about the day when I could jump aboard and ride

I dreamed the train would carry me far away from the troubles that I knew

All the places I could travel, and all the things I'd see and I would do

I could hear the whistle blow, I could hear the wheels singin' on the track

I wanna jump aboard and ride, you know I ain't ever comin' back

I ain't ever comin' back, no

Now that I'm a man, I still recall the way it moved me so

When I was lyin' in my bed at night

Every time I heard the whistle blow (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

It still lives within me, don't you know I hold it deep inside?

And every time I see a train go by, I wanna jump aboard and ride

And every time I see a train

I just wanna jump aboard and ride, ride, ride away from here

I wanna ride away right now