a train not running

the sound of a train not running

has been keeping me awake

the westmore land mine ain't run much coal

since back in '88

got on at the sawmill

but i've got to find a better way

or the sound of a train not running

is gonna carry me away

and every time you look at me

mary

i want to tell you someday

we'll leave the sound of a train not running

a thousand miles away

i don't want to risk my freedom

growing crops on company land

but it'd be a damned sight better

than a government check in my hand

i used to bring home good money

you used to drive a decent car

but now we go to town on saturday

it seems a little too far

and every time you look at me

mary

i want to tell you someday

we'll leave the sound of a train not running

a thousand miles away

now some nights when our baby cries

i feel a twinge of fear

when the sound of a train not running

is the only thing i hear

and every time you look at me

mary

i want to tell you someday

we'll leave the sound of a train not running

a thousand miles away