Lyrics

[Verse 1] I had a job, I had a girl I had something going, mister, in this world I got laid off down at the auto yard Our love went bad, times got hard [Chorus] Now I work down at the car wash Where all it ever does is rain Sometimes don't you feel like you're a rider Oh baby, on a downbound train? [Verse 2] She just said, "Joe, I gotta go We had it once, we ain't got it any more" She packed her bags, left me behind She bought a ticket on the Central Line [Chorus] Nights as I sleep, I still hear the whistle whining I feel her soft kiss in the misty morning rain Sometimes don't you feel like you're a rider Oh baby, on a downbound train? [Verse 3] Last night, I heard a voice You were crying, crying, you were so alone You said your love had never died And you were waiting for me at home [Verse 4] Well, I put on my jacket, I ran through the woods I ran 'til I thought my chest would explode There in the clearing beyond the highway In the moonlight, our wedding house shone [Verse 5] I rushed through the yard, I burst through the front door And then up the stairs I climbed The room was dark, our bed was empty And then I heard that long whistle whine And then I dropped to my knees Hung my head and cried [Chorus] Now I swing a sledgehammer on a railroad gang Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain Sometimes don't you feel like you're a rider Baby, on a downbound train?