That sad old train 

Sleeping on an old rusty track 

She was from another time 

Gone with the wind like the smoke from that ole stack 

She brought smiles and waving hands 

As she whistled by a sleepy town 

It was once the way to go 

Just a shiny nickel and you were homeward bound 



Chorus: I’ve seen better days 

Like that sad old train 

On an old abandoned track 

When you were holding me 

I knew someday you’d leave 

Like that old train 

You won’t be coming back 



She gently rumbled in the sunshine 

As she carried home the mail 

Her letters keeping lovers waiting 

Friendly little boys placing pennies on her rails I can relate to that old train 

Since you left me all alone again 

No one ever comes around 

Once upon time we were riding on the wind 



Chorus: I’ve seen better days 

Like that old sad train 

On an old forgotten track 

When you were holding me 

I knew someday you’d leave 

Like that old train 

You won’t be coming back 

Like that old train 

Never coming back