Railroad Man

I was running down the track

Tract in my hand

Want to give my tract to a railroad man

Railroad man running fast as he can

He don't wanna see the tract

I'm holding in my hand

You know I sat down on the corner

And I started to cry

Railroad man is a-fixing to die

I couldn't help myself

I just broke down and cried

The day I heard my railroad man died

Yes, he died, railroad man

Only one time running

His train done broke

Blew up all his money

On a mystical smoke

On a one way trip

Shooting down the line

Trying so hard to find

Just a little peace of mind

You know I sat down on the corner

And I started to cry

Railroad man is a-fixing to die

I couldn't help myself

I just broke down and cried

The day I heard my railroad man died

Yes, he died, railroad man

Well, you say you are a linesman

You say you're all alone

You say you got no reason

For ever going home

Well, if you hadn't lost your mind

Gone deaf, dumb and stone blind

You'd know that Jesus has been calling

For a long, long time

I don't want no more corners

I don't want no more cry

I don't wanna hear

About the day you died

Don't you know that you're my brother

So take me by the hand

Walk along right by my side

Until you understand

Don't you know that you're my brother

So take me by the hand

Walk along right by my side

Until you understand

Won't you take my hand, oh, railroad man

Oh, railroad man

Mm-hmm, my railroad man

Mm-hmm, yeah, railroad man

Mmm, take my hand, railroad man