Story Behind The Song
This song is about me and those trains that passed by my home in IL. It was the Rock Island Line.
Song Description
Man remembers the trains that passed his house a a kid and how that train seemd to talk to him as it passed by
| Song Length |
3:03 |
Genre |
Folk - Bluegrass, Country - Bluegrass |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Content, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Trains, Trains |
| Similar Artists |
Earl Scruggs, John Hartford |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
MIDNIGHT TRAIN
MIDNIGHT TRAIN RUNNIN THROUGH OUR TOWN
DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING
DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S BOUND
I ONLY KNOW THAT SOME NIGHT
IN THE MOONLIGHT OR RAIN
I'LL BE RIDING ON THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN
WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY
I'D STAY UP LATE AT NIGHT
LISTEN FOR A WHISTLE
AND WATCH OUT FOR A LIGHT
THEN I'D HEAR A VOICE
CALLIN' OUT MY NAME
IT WASN'T JUST A DREAM
IT WAS THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN
CHORUS & BREAK LIKE VERSE
HEAR THE BULLFROGS SINGIN'
DOWN IN THE OLD STRIP MINE
LOCUST THERE A BUZZIN
ON A STEAMIN' SUMMER NIGHT
HEAT LIGHTNING FLASHING OFF
OF MY WINDOW PANE
COULD IT BE THE THUNDER
OR THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN
CHORUS
FOR TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS THE ROCK ISLAND LINE
HAS BEEN JUST A MEMORY
ALTHOUGH I'M MUCH OLDER SOMETIMES LATE AT NIGHT
I STILL HEAR IT CALLIN' ME
CHORUS
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