Well I Got My Mail Late Last Night

A Letter From A Girl Who Found The Time To Write

To Her Lonesome Boy Somewhere In The Night

She Sent Me A Railroad Ticket Too

To Take Me To Her Loving Arms

And The Big Steel Rail

Gonna Carry Me Home To The One I Love



Well I Been Out Here Many A Long Days

I Haven't Found A Place That I Could Call My Own

Not A Two Bit Bed To Lay My Body On

I Been Stood Up I Been Shook Down

I Bin Dragged Into The Sand

And The Big Steel Rail Gonna Carry Me Home To The One I Love



Well I Been Up Tight Most Every Night

Walking Along The Streets Of This Old Town

Not A Friend To Tell My Troubles To

My Good Old Car She Done Broke Down

'Cause I Drove It Into The Ground

And The Big Steel Rail Gonna Carry Me Home To The One I Love



Well Look Over Yonder Across The Plain

The Big Drive Wheels A-pounding Along The Ground

Gonna Get On Board And I'll Be Homeward Bound

Now I Ain't Had A Home Cooked Meal

And Lord I Need One Now

And The Big Steel Rail Gonna Carry Me Home To The One I Love



Now Here I Am With My Head In The Sand

Standing On The Broad Highway Will You Give A Ride

To A Lonesome Boy Who Missed The Train Last Night

I Went In Town For One Last Round

And I Gambled My Ticket Away

And The Big Steel Rail Won't Carry Me Home To The One I Love