Jose, you ever lived near the railroad track?
Yeah
When I was a little boy back in West Virginia
We lived very close to a railroad track
And I remember I used to dream about them trains
And where they might go
And the people that worked on the trains
And the train made music, it made you feel good
I can remember, sometimes, I could just stand off all by myself
And just get funky listenin' to the train
And I used to pick up a handful of gravels
And throw 'em down on the ground for ties
Yeah, and I'd make up songs, I'd sing
He was a railroad man
Was a railroad man
He was a railroad man
'Til he stepped in front of the railroad train
He rode across the plains
Rode on a fruit freight train
The hauled bananas to Savannah
Wore bandannas made in old Japan
Was a railroad man
He was a railroad man
Was a railroad man
'Til he stepped in front of the railroad train
He used to change his name
To every place he came
Know, his name was Tex when he's in Texas
And Bangor when he went to Maine
And a railroad man
No, he was a railroad man
Was a railroad man
'Til he stepped in front of the railroad train
Used to change his name
To every place he came
You know, his name was Tex when he's in Texas
And Bangor when he went to Maine
Hey, he rode across the plains
Rode on a fruit freight train
They hauled bananas to Savannah
Wore bandannas made in old Japan
And he was a railroad man
He was a railroad man
Was a railroad man
'Til he stepped in front of the railroad train
Used to change his name
You know it was hip to every place he came
His name was Tex when he's in Texas
And Bangor when he went to Maine
Know, he was a good time railroad man
Good time railroad man
Was a railroad man
'Til he stepped in front of the railroad train
Oh yeah
It's alright
Say, you know it's alright
And if you've ever been downtown
You know what I'm talkin' 'bout
You know, he was a good time railroad, road
Good time railroad man
Was a railroad man
'Til he stepped in front of the railroad train
Was hip, he used to change his name
To each and every place he came
Know, his name was Tex when he's in Texas
And Bangor when he went to Maine
Rode across the plains
He rode, he rode on a fruit freight train
They hauled bananas to Savannah
Wre bandannas made in old Japan
Oh, railroad man
A railroad man
A railroad man
Stepped in front of the railroad train
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Railroad Man - Bill Withers
