Lyrics

The sound of a train not running Has been keeping me awake The Westmoreland 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 [Chorus] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Chorus]