Merle Haggard — I Wont Give Up My Train

I pulled into Memphis thirteen minutes early First time in two weeks There's where she came to meet me As I stepped down off old 51 and needed sleep And the baby's overdue, I know you need some things But the more that we discuss it, it's the same Long train rolling, got a feelin' And I'm knowin' she's not waitin' for me These rails keep gettin' longer This feeling's gettin' stronger, it won't let me be Yeah, I love my woman, fire and rain But I won't give up my train Baby came in April While I was in Chicago in the pouring rain With four flat cars, a rusty tanker Three boxcars and an empty sack of mail And though I'll be lonely some nights I know there's just no other way to explain Long train rollin', got a feelin' And I'm knowin' she's not waitin' for me These rails keep gettin' longer This feeling's gettin' stronger, it won't let me be Yeah, I love my woman, fire and rain But I won't give up my train Oh, I love my woman fire and rain I won't give up my train