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Lyrics

[verse]

I hear that engine callin' from the yard beyond the wall,

A sound so far and free it feels like nothin' here at all,

I'm sittin' on this cot and countin' every rivet, every bar,

Watchin' through the window while the freight train wanders far.

[chorus]

Oh, the wheels keep rollin' but I stay right where I stand,

Every whistle's like a hand wave from some other man,

I traded all my mornings for one reckless, foolish night,

Now I'm chasin' down that whistle just to feel a little light.

[verse]

They tell me supper's comin' at the same hour every day,

The clock up on the tower never lets a minute stray,

I used to run wherever I pleased, wild and unconfined,

Now these grey walls are the only world I get to find.

[chorus]

Oh, the wheels keep rollin' but I stay right where I stand,

Every whistle's like a hand wave from some other man,

I traded all my mornings for one reckless, foolish night,

Now I'm chasin' down that whistle just to feel a little light.

[bridge]

If I could climb aboard that train and ride out past the line,

I'd trade these iron bars for open sky and county pine,

But regret's a heavier weight than any chain they've got,

And it follows me at every hour, sleeping or not.

[chorus]

Oh, the wheels keep rollin' but I stay right where I stand,

Every whistle's like a hand wave from some other man,

I traded all my mornings for one reckless, foolish night,

Now I'm chasin' down that whistle just to feel a little light.

Model notes (creation log)

## Metadata
**Caption:** country rockabilly, boom-chicka-boom rhythm, mid tempo, train imagery, 1955, male vocal
**BPM:** 150
**Duration:** 156.0s
**Key:** E major
**Time Signature:** 2

## Lyrics
[verse]
I hear that engine callin' from the yard beyond the wall,
A sound so far and free it feels like nothin' here at all,
I'm sittin' on this cot and countin' every rivet, every bar,
Watchin' through the window while the freight train wanders far.

[chorus]
Oh, the wheels keep rollin' but I stay right where I stand,
Every whistle's like a hand wave from some other man,
I traded all my mornings for one reckless, foolish night,
Now I'm chasin' down that whistle just to feel a little light.

[verse]
They tell me supper's comin' at the same hour every day,
The clock up on the tower never lets a minute stray,
I used to run wherever I pleased, wild and unconfined,
Now these grey walls are the only world I get to find.

[chorus]
Oh, the wheels keep rollin' but I stay right where I stand,
Every whistle's like a hand wave from some other man,
I traded all my mornings for one reckless, foolish night,
Now I'm chasin' down that whistle just to feel a little light.

[bridge]
If I could climb aboard that train and ride out past the line,
I'd trade these iron bars for open sky and county pine,
But regret's a heavier weight than any chain they've got,
And it follows me at every hour, sleeping or not.

[chorus]
Oh, the wheels keep rollin' but I stay right where I stand,
Every whistle's like a hand wave from some other man,
I traded all my mornings for one reckless, foolish night,
Now I'm chasin' down that whistle just to feel a little light.