jackson station

mama got a voice like sugar it's so sweet and fine

sister singing amazing grace

she right in time

and they're laying poor papa low in the ground that he worked and sowed

now they waitin' at the jackson station for the train to roll

she been up all night

she got crows walking 'round her eyes

but she can still raise a cup in a toast to a well run dry

he left her on a tuesday still

with gin

whiskey and a bottle of pills

and now she's waitin' at the jackson station looking over the hill

take me away

hear that whistle play a sad

sad song

lay me down where the river runs wide and strong

sometimes she rides a ticket home

other times she'll leave you all alone

just a-waitin' at the jackson station for the train to go

well the 4:19 rolls on the red ball line

and the backwater shack's been waking to the 419

said she got the smoke coming out of the stack

dead running on a 10-mile track

just waitin' at the jackson station never coming back

she waitin' at the jackson station never coming back

she waitin' at the jackson station never coming back

say ain't never coming back