[Intro]

Ain’t nothing but a thang

[Verse 1]

Well, the ASEA moves to Memphis
On the Burlington Northern line
It moves so slow
You'd have to be deaf and blind
To have the train leave you behind

[Chorus 1]

Kinda like
Fallin’ off a rock
Fallin’ off a rock
Fallin’ off a rock in train time

[Verse 2]

There's a flophouse over on South Maine
Called the Frank James Hotel
They got some ugly women there to take you to heaven
A few gonna take you to hell

[Chorus 1]

Kinda like
Fallin’ off a rock
Fallin’ off a rock
Fallin’ off a rock in train time

[Bridge 1]

Catch out up to St. Louis
Maybe they’ll give me a job
Stay right there at the mission
Haven’t had a talk with God

[Chorus 2]

Kinda like
Fallen off a rock
Fallen off a rock
Fallen off a rock in train time

[Verse 3]

Well, the police have got my number
They had me for vagrancy
I went to their hotel down on Monroe
Felt their hospitality

[Chorus 3]

Kinda like
Fallin’ on a rock
Fallin’ on a rock
Fallin’ on a rock in train time

[Bridge 1]

Catch out up to St. Louis
Maybe they’ll give me a job
Stay right there at the mission
Haven’t had a talk with God

[Chorus 2]

Kinda like
Fallen off a rock
Fallen off a rock
Fallen off a rock in train time

[Bridge 2]

Crunching on the cinders, looking for an empty
Hmmm-hmmm
Drinking my red wine, checking the high line
Hmmm-hmmm

[Chorus 1]

Kinda like
Fallin’ off a rock
Fallin’ off a rock
Fallin’ off a rock in train time

[Outro]

In freight train time
Please don’t let me die alone
Hey, freight train
Please, don’t let me die alone, oh, die alone
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Oh take me home
It's a freight train
Now, a freight train