Todd Snider Train Song Lyrics

Smoking long black Cadillac, the engines winding down
He'd park up on the sidewalk like he owned the whole d___ town
I'd hear him talking to some chick, through a thick ghost of smoke
Through a thicker haze of southern comfort and c__e
He'd say you're hotter than the hinges hanging off the gates of hell Don't be afraid to turn to me, babe, if he don't treat you well And by he, he meant me so I laughed and I shook his hand He laughed a little bit louder as he'd yell up at the band
Play a train song, pour me one more round
Make'em leave my boots on when they lay me into the ground I am a run away locomotive out of my one track mind
And I'm looking for any kind of trouble that I can find
I got this old black leather jacket, got this pack of Marlboro reds I got this stash here in my pocket; I got these thoughts in my own head The right to run until I got to walk or until I got to crawl This moment that I'm in right now and nothing else at all Play a train song, pour me one more round Make em leave my boots on when they lay me into the ground I am a run away locomotive out of my one track mind And im looking for any kind of trouble that I can find In the television blizzard lights, we looked around his placeFound him cold there on the sofa, a little smile across his faceAnd though I tried with all of my sadness somehow I just could not weepFor a man who looked to me like he died laughing in his sleepSinging a train song, drinking one last roundWe made'em leave his boots on, on the day they laid him down He was a runaway locomotive out of his one track mindPlay a train song, play a train song; play a train song