Bob Seger — Railroad Days

[Verse 1] Jan would climb Up so high on the foul screen Down below I would yell to watch out When we'd play Jan was always the winner He was brave He never listened to me shout [Verse 2] Afternoons Playin' ball by the old wall I'd announce And of course be the star Kept my records In old looseleaf notebooks And today I think I still know where they are [Chorus] Oh, railroad days Railroad days Railroad days When I was young In my prime On my way When the rain never got in my way, yeah Oh in my younger Railroad days [Verse 3] Summer nights Drifters playin' on the hi-fi Talkin' 'bout girls All preposterous lies Laughin' hard Watchin' Soupy at eleven Stalkin' down One of Mom's lemon pies [Verse 4] Ten o'clock Bringin' groceries from the market Singin' songs To the darkness of the night Even sang The parts the instruments were playing Life was free Dreams were really quite all right [Chorus] Oh, railroad days Railroad days Railroad days When the sun Seemed to smile On it's way When the darkness was easier to play, yeah Oh in my younger Railroad days [Verse 5] Yesterday I heard they shut the trains down The ones than ran By the field where I would play Said the folks want New and faster transportation It's just like me I'll be obsolete one day [Chorus] Oh, railroad days Railroad days Railroad days When I was young In my prime On my way When the rain never got in my way, yeah Oh in my younger Railroad days