Lyrics
[verse]
Train comes rolling round the bend, sixteen coaches long,
Same old train that took my baby, still it rolls along,
I watch that engine disappear into the smoke and steam,
Chasing after something that keeps living in my dream.
[chorus]
Midnight train, midnight train, don't you know just where you're bound,
Midnight train, midnight train, taking my baby out of town,
I don't know just where it's headed, I don't know just when it's due,
Midnight train, midnight train, took my baby away from you.
[verse]
The whistle blows a lonesome note across the sleeping field,
Every mile it puts between us feels like something sealed,
Conductor never tells me nothing, keeps his secrets tight,
But that train keeps rolling onward through the lonesome night.
[chorus]
Midnight train, midnight train, don't you know just where you're bound,
Midnight train, midnight train, taking my baby out of town,
I don't know just where it's headed, I don't know just when it's due,
Midnight train, midnight train, took my baby away from you.
[bridge]
Someday that train'll turn around and bring her back to me,
Someday I'll hear that whistle singing different melody,
Till then I'll stand upon this platform, watching for the light,
Waiting on that midnight train to roll on through the night.
[chorus]
Midnight train, midnight train, don't you know just where you're bound,
Midnight train, midnight train, taking my baby out of town,
I don't know just where it's headed, I don't know just when it's due,
Midnight train, midnight train, took my baby away from you.
