I broke down in East Saint Louis
Kansas City line
drunk up all my money
that I borrowed every time
and I fell down at the derby
night's black as a crow
It was a train got me here
no train gonna take me home
What made my dreams so hollow
standing at that depot
steeple full of blackbirds
they could never ring the bell
I've come ten thousand miles
i've got nothing to show
it was a train got me here
no train gonna get me home
Remember when I left
I didn't even pack
I just up and went with nothing
but this dress here on my back
I am sorry for the things I've done
out here on my own
it was a train got me here
no train gonna get me home
a train got me here
there ain't no kinda train ever gonna get me home