Lyrics Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Sky Train

Johnny Macon has a wife and one child on the way

And Houston's runnin' out of jobs and there are bills to pay

Johnny's flying standby to Alaska on a chance

He hears them callin' all aboard his life is not a dance

All aboard the sky train there must be better times

And we keep moving down the line all aboard the sky train

Kerry Jackson lost her man to whiskey and cocaine

And all she saw in Florida were memories of pain

And the money from the condo won't last her very long

And so she's flying out today her life is not a song

All aboard the sky train the sun will always shine

Up where those lonesome engines whine all aboard the sky train

Refugees on winds of war with nothin' in their eyes

Midnight bands on endless tours in search of endless highs

Airports in the morning ahen truth is all around

We're restless millions movin' on the lost and not yet found

All aboard the sky train there must be better times

If we keep moving down the line all aboard the sky train