Downbound Train

I had a job, I had a girl I had something going, mister, in this world I got laid off down at the yard Our love went bad, and times got hard Now I work down at the car wash Where all it ever does is rain Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train She just said, "Joe, I gotta go" "We had it once, we ain't got it anymore" She packed her bags and left me behind She bought a ticket on the Central Line Nights as I sleep, I hear that whistle whining I feel her kiss in the misty rain And I feel like I'm a rider on a downbound train Yeah, yeah-yeah Last night I heard your voice You were crying, crying, you were so alone You said your love had never died You were waiting for me at home Put on my jacket, I ran through the woods I ran 'til I thought my chest would explode There in the clearing, beyond the highway In the moonlight, our wedding house shone I rushed through the yard, I burst through the front door My head pounding hard, up the stairs I climbed The room was dark, your bed was empty Then I heard that long whistle whine And I dropped to my knees Hung my head and cried Now as I swing a hammer on the road, gang Knockin' down them cross ties workin' in the rain Don't you feel like you're a rider on a downbound train