Well I broke down in East St. Louis on the Kansas City line.
 Drunk up all my money,that I borrowed every time.
 And I fell down at the derby the night's black as a crow.
 It was a train that took me away from here.
 But a train can't bring me home.
 What made my dreams so hollow was standing at the depot.
 With a steeple full of swallows that could never ring the bell.
 And I've come ten thousand miles away, not one thing to show.
 It was a train that took me away from here.
 But a train can't bring me home.
 
 I remember when I left without bothering to pack.
 Don't you know I up and left with just the clothes I had on my back.
 Now I'm sorry for what I've done and I'm out here on my own.
 It was a train that took me away from here.
 But a train can't bring me home.
 It was a train that took me away from here.
 But a train can't bring me home.