The Broken Hearts Railway

Blue lights flashing down the rail Cold smoke rising from an old brick chimney I hear the whistle crying through the rain Like it knows what she did to me Blue Train, don’t leave me standing With my shadow on this platform floor Your wheels are turning like a lonely blues And I can’t stay here anymore Blue steam rolling from your iron heart Blue sparks dancing in the midnight air Oh Blue Train, on the heartbreak line Take me anywhere but there Too-doo-too, too-too I hear you calling my name Too-doo-too, too-too Rolling through the hurt again My love said she loved me Then she ran off with somebody new Oh Blue Train, don’t leave me behind I’ve got nothing left to lose Let me ride until the morning Let me ride until the pain runs dry Oh Blue Train, on the broken hearts railway Carry these blues through the night Too-doo-too, too-too Too-doo-too, too-too Blue Train, you came right on time Just when my whole world fell apart I watched her go with a stranger’s hand And leave her fingerprints on my heart The station clock keeps ticking slow Like it’s counting every tear I hide And every mile beneath your wheels Feels like another goodbye Blue Train, keep moving steady Past the houses, past the town If love can break a man in silence Then your thunder can drown it out Too-doo-too, too-too I hear you calling my name Too-doo-too, too-too Rolling through the hurt again My love said she loved me Then she ran off with somebody new Oh Blue Train, don’t leave me behind I’ve got nothing left to lose Let me ride until the morning Let me ride until the pain runs dry Oh Blue Train, on the broken hearts railway Carry these blues through the night Too-doo-too, too-too Too-doo-too, too-too Maybe somewhere past the river Where the moonlight hits the steel I’ll forget the way she touched me And remember how to feel Maybe somewhere after midnight Where the old songs fade away I’ll step down from this Blue Train As a man who’s not afraid My love said she loved me Then she vanished with somebody new Oh Blue Train, don’t leave me behind I still got a heart to pull through Let me ride until the sunrise Let me ride until the sky turns pale Oh Blue Train, on the broken hearts railway Let my sorrow leave the rail Too-doo-too, too-too Too-doo-too, too-too Blue Train, take my sadness Leave me lighter in the rain Let your wheels sing through the darkness Till my heart can heal again Oh Blue Train, keep on rolling Through the thunder, through the pain On the broken hearts railway I’ll be free when you call my name Too-doo-too, too-too Blue Train Too-doo-too, too-too Take my blues away