They park the old coal cars on the inside track

Leave them there for awhile

And in the spring coriander grows

I walk the railroad ties to a secret place

Wait it out by the fire

And in the moonlit sky she glows



She’s pulling into town

But she’s leaving soon heading into the night

Whistle blows everybody knows

She’s on the move again

She’s climbing high I think I’m gonna try

To catch a ride on the Midnight Rose



They junk the rusting cars in the salvage yard

Leave them there for awhile

And in the summer the river slows

I drive the old dirt road to a secret place

Sleep it off through the night

But in the morning the blood still shows



They put the broken men on the edge of town

Leave them there for awhile

And in the winter a cold wind blows

I dig the last few feet the secret place

Leaving here tonight

And in the morning they’ll all know



She’s pulling into town

But she’s leaving soon heading into the night

Whistle blows everybody knows

She’s on the move again

She’s climbing high I think I’m gonna try

To catch a ride on the Midnight Rose

Catch a ride on the Midnight Rose