Night Train Songtext

von Townes van Zandt

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Night train, night train
Whoa, catch me a night train, take me a ride
Haul me on over to the other side
She said she loved me, I believe she lied
I'm long gone now, got me a night train ride

Well, I stopped in Denver, ate some scrambled eggs
She smelled my breath, I saw her legs
Shot some craps, some dice, some dope
Don't ask me to tell you if you don't know

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I hit the streets, and then the skids
I didn't get drunk, and then I did
At 4 AM I found an alley I knew
I left one bottle and I left one shoe

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So I blew that town, I was on a roar
I felt my teeth, the pain, the gore
I loved a woman and I loved a horse
Down in Santa Fe
Ain't it funny now, as time goes by
I remember the horse's name

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Oh, paper moons and pretty pies
Movin' on down the line
Through the wind and through the rain
Takin' that old night train ride
Takin' the night train ride
Night train

Now I'm goin', I don't know where
But I know that night train will still be there
When I need a ride, catch it night or day
Old Mr. Night Train headin' our way

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