[Verse 1]
I had a job, I had a girl
I had something going, mister, in this world
I got laid off down at the lumber yard
Our love went bad, 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?
[Verse 2]
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 the whistle whining
I feel her kiss in the misty rain
And I feel like I'm a rider
On a downbound train
[Verse 3]
Last night, I heard your voice
You wеre crying, crying, you're so alone
You said your lovе 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 a 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, upstairs I climbed
The room was dark, our bed was empty
Then I heard that long whistle whine
And I dropped to my knees, hung my head, and cried
Now I swing a hammer on a road gang
Knocking down them cross ties, working in the rain
Now don't it feel like you're a rider on a downbound train?
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