Train That Stole My Man

My Daddy was a rounder

Had to make himself some change

Climbed down off the mountain

Shaved his head and caught a train

But I keep my skillet greasy

Keep my lamp trimmed 'n' low

My weary feet, these floors I walk

But why I'll never know

And I hear echoes of his heart

Beating back from distant lands

And I hear the lonesome whistle

Of that train that stole my man



And I cuddle to my child

Teach him to bear the shame

To take the blows

That choose the frows and

Earn an honest name

But money's running low, you know?

No friends to help me through

Just one last thing I can sell

And that will have to do

But I feel hunger in my sunken cheeks

In the tremble of my hand

And I feel the rumblin' of the wheels

Of that train that stole my man



My mind just takes to ramblin'

As the day goes walkin' west

And Magnus comes a-crawlin'

Through that hole inside my breast

And sorrow sings the simple song

That screams the whole night through

A melody of him and me

That never rang so true

And I see dark clouds on the rise

And I see midgets in the sand

They paint my sight with visions

Of that train that stole my man



And I dreamt I found his crossroads

In the land of sticks and stones

Where the peggy worries of the heart

Are worries so unknown

He took me in his arms, you know

And tied me to his side

Caught that first wind off the hills

And further we did ride

Well I felt his touch upon my breast

That unforgiving hand

But when I woke, could smell the smoke

Of that train that stole my man



Now the wind runs through my skin

And the rain runs through my eyes

Can't find no ground to hold my feet

Lord knows how hard I tries! 

For come the dawn, I'll clean my teeth

And powder up my chest

Take off this faded apron, babe

And put on my Sunday best

To bind the strings to fix my heart

I'm gonna look to holy lands

And lay my back down on the track

Of that train that stole my man