Down at the railroad station
My suitcase setting by my side
Got no high hopes of leaving
I'm just watching the trains go by
Watching the trains go by
Lawyer Jabob's wife she is expecting
And he wonders how in blazes
How his wife could come to blame now
They tried so many times before
Walking back down this dusty farmroad
My thirsty mind is high and dry
One more day down at the station
Watching the trains go by
Down at the railroad station
My suitcase setting by my side
Got no high hopes of leaving
I'm just watching the trains go by
Watching the trains go by
Papa's working in the coal mines
Mama's lying sick in bed
They'd be better off without me
One less mouth to be fed
Younger brother John is in the jailhouse
Down on the woodfarm chopping wood
I stayed around and tried to change him
Don't look like I done no good
Down at the railroad station
My suitcase setting by my side
Got no high hopes of leaving
I'm just watching the trains go by
Watching the trains go by
Down at the railroad station
My suitcase setting by my side
Got no high hopes of leaving
I'm just watching the trains go by