Tom Waits — Train Song

I broke down in East St. Louis on the Kansas City line And drunk up all of my money that I borrowed every time And I fell down at the Derby, the night's as black as a crow It was a train that took me away from here But a train can't bring me home What made my dreams so hollow was standing at the depot With a steeple full of swallows that could never ring the bell Oh I've come ten thousand miles away, not one thing to show It was a train that took me away from here But a train can't bring me home I remember when I left without bothering to pack Don't you know I've left with just the clothes I had on my back Now I'm so sorry for what I've done and I'm out here on my own It was a train that took me away from here But a train can't bring me home It was a train that took me away from here But a train can't bring me home