» ON A SLOW TRAIN

I WAS BORN A MINER WITH A HEART OF GOLD
I HAD A YOUNG MAN'S FACE BUT I WATCHED IT GROW OLD
NOW MY SPIRIT'S WINDED AND MY BODY'S GROWN COLD
SO WHEN I PASS AWAY THIS IS ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY

PUT ME ON A SLOW TRAIN
TAKE MY BODY BACK TO THE TOWN WHERE THEY KNOW MY NAME
ON A SLOW TRAIN
THE KIND THAT DRIVE THROUGH THE SNOW AND THE POURING RAIN

I WAS BORN IN THE MOUNTAINS BACK IN TENNESSEE
WORKED IN A WEST VIRGINIA COAL MINE EVER SINCE I WAS SIXTEEN
NOW MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY'S BACK IN TENNESSEE
LIVING IN THE TOWN WHERE THEY'LL BURY ME

PUT ME ON A SLOW TRAIN
TAKE MY BODY BACK TO THE TOWN WHERE THEY KNOW MY NAME
ON A SLOW TRAIN
THE KIND THAT DRIVE THROUGH THE SNOW AND THE POURING RAIN

NOW DON'T PUT ME ON NOW FAST TRAIN OR NO MIDNIGHT EXPRESS
JUST PUT ME IN THE BOX CAR OF A FREIGHT TRAIN I GUESS
YOU LET THE TRAIN LEAVE THE STATION THEN YOU WATCH IT HEAD WEST
UNTIL THEY TAKE ME TO THE PLACE WHERE MY SOUL CAN REST

PUT ME ON A SLOW TRAIN
TAKE MY BODY BACK TO THE TOWN WHERE THEY KNOW MY NAME
ON A SLOW TRAIN
THE KIND THAT DRIVE THOUGH THE SNOW AND THE POURING RAIN

NOW DON'T PUT ME ON NO FAST TRAIN OR NO MIDNIGHT EXPRESS
JUST PUT ME IN THE BOX CAR OF A FREIGHT TRAIN I GUESS
YOU LET THE TRAIN LEAVE THE STATION THEN YOU WATCH IT HEAD WEST
UNTIL THEY PLACE ME 'NEATH THAT TOMBSTONE THAT READS TED WEST

PUT ME ON A SLOW TRAIN
TAKE MY BODY BACK TO THE TOWN WHERE THEY KNOW MY NAME
ON A SLOW TRAIN
THE KIND THAT DRIVE THROUGH THE SNOW AND THE POURING RAIN

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