Heartbreak Express

Packin' my suitcase, writin' a tear-stained goodbye note Sayin' so long to a love gone wrong and that's all she wrote Leavin' behind what once was mine with sad regrets But it's all gone now and I'm leavin' town on the Heartbreak Express Walkin' in the rain with a heart full of pain to the train depot The only things that's gonna keep me warm now is my overcoat Lost and lonely, waitin' in line at the ticket desk Hey mister, won't you give me a one-way ticket on the Heartbreak Express? I'm gonna roll on down the line (on down the line) I'm gonna go so far, I'm gonna get it off my mind (Get it off your mind) It hurts to know it ain't enough when you give your best Got a ticket to ride and I'm leavin' tonight on the Heartbreak Express (Heartbreak Express) Oh, I couldn't hold a candle to the flaming beauty that caught his eye It's killin' me now, but I won't stay around and let him watch me die Oh, it just goes to show that you never do know 'Cause I never would've guessed I'd be sittin' here now on a train sorrow bound called the Heartbreak Express I'm gonna roll on down the line (on down the line) I'm gonna go so far, I'm gonna get it off my mind (Get it off your mind) Maybe someday, somewhere, someway, I will forget But there's no goin' back So roll down the track, you ole Heartbreak Express (Heartbreak Express) Feelin' alone while a low whistle moans on the Heartbreak Express Roll on, roll on down the line (down the line) Gonna get him off my mind Roll on, roll on, roll on down the line Got a ticket to ride, so I'm leavin' tonight on the Heartbreak Express (Heartbreak Express)