Well I’ve been hopping freight trains all my life I woke up cold and hungry in the middle of the night I’ve been on the wrong end of a drunkard’s night And nowhere to send the letters that I write And now and then I’ve seen most every single town But never stopped quite long enough to ever hang around ‘Cause that whistle makes a mighty lonesome sound It’s been on my mind, I’d love to settle down
And I don’t wanna ride the rails no more I wanna know, oh, is love worth dying for? Hear children playing through an old screen door No I don’t wanna ride the rails no more
The train’s pulling up at half past nine The waitress said, “Hey stranger, how ’bout one more glass of wine?” We kept talking and we lost our own track of time The train pulled out, left us there behind
And I don’t wanna ride the rails no more I wanna know, oh, is love worth dying for? Hear children playing through an old screen door No I don’t wanna ride the rails no more
For the first time in my life I didn’t run I felt your arms around me and my rambling days were done Something changed deep inside of me The radio played Love Is All You Need
Oh I don’t wanna ride the rails no more I wanna know, oh, is love worth dying for? Hear children playing through an old screen door No I don’t wanna ride the rails no more Oh I don’t wanna ride the rails no more I wanna know, oh, is love worth dying for? Hear children playing through an old screen door No I don’t wanna ride the rails no more No I don’t wanna ride the rails no more No I don’t wanna ride the rails no more