Bruce Springsteen - Downbound Train Lyrics
I had a job, I had a girlI had something going mister in this worldI got laid off down at the lumber yardOur love went bad, times got hardNow I work down at the carwashWhere all it ever does is rainDont you feel like youre a rider on a downbound trainShe just said joe I gotta goWe had it once we aint got it any moreShe packed her bags left me behindShe bought a ticket on the central lineNights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whiningI feel her kiss in the misty rainAnd I feel like Im a rider on a downbound trainLast night I heard your voiceYou were crying, crying, you were so aloneYou said your love had never diedYou were waiting for me at homePut on my jacket, I ran through the woodsI ran till I thought my chest would explodeThere in the clearing, beyond the highwayIn the moonlight, our wedding house shoneI rushed through the yard, I burst through the front doorMy head pounding hard, up the stairs I climbedThe room was dark, our bed was emptyThen I heard that long whistle whineAnd I dropped to my knees, hung my head and criedNow I swing a sledge hammer on a railroad gangKnocking down them cross ties, working in the rainNow dont it feel like youre a rider on a downbound train
