the trains are gone

the trains are gone

the trains are gone

spent like the coal they once rolled on

the rails don't hum

the bows don't

no brake-men yodelin' those rail yard songs

granddad's ranch dried up fast

ol' johnny chisum

he's seen to that

he's seen to that

matter of fact

just as sure as billy-boy got slain by pat

i know i'm young

i know i'm young

i've seen too few a settin' sun

but the more i run the changes come

swift as a freight train

the kind that's gone

the trains are gone

the trains are gone

spent like the coal they once rolled on