When I was young
I spent my summer days
Playing on the track
The sound of the wheels
Rolling on the steel
Took me out
Took me back
Big train from Memphis
Big train from Memphis
Now it's gone gone gone
Gone gone gone
Like no one before
He let out a roar
And I just had to tag along
Each night I went to bed
With the sound in my head
And the dream was a song
Big train from Memphis
Big train from Memphis
Now it's gone gone gone
Gone gone gone
Well I've rode them in
And back out again
You know what they say about trains
But I'm telling you
When that Memphis train came through
This old world was not the same
Big train from Memphis
Big train from Memphis
Now it's gone gone gone
Gone gone gone