ridin' that midnight train

no matter what i say or do

you're never satisfied

i've tried and tried so many times

i'm leavin' you now

goodbye. i'm ridin' on that midnight train

my head's a-hangin' low

these awful blues will follow me

wherever i may go. oh

why on earth was i ever born?

i'll never understand

to fall in love with a woman like you

in love with another man. i'm ridin' on that midnight train

my head's a-hangin' low

these awful blues will follow me

wherever i may go. you broke the heart that trusted you

why wasn't it made of stone?

i'm left in a world black as night

yet i must travel on. i'm ridin' on that midnight train

my head's a-hangin' low

these awful blues will follow me

wherever i may go. i'm ridin' on that midnight train

my head's a-hangin' low

these awful blues will follow me

wherever i may go.