I lived next to the railroad
And I could hear the trains go rolling by
It shook the house and it shook the bed
And it would always make my spirit fly
And I was just a kid, you know it always made me high
I would dream about the day
When I could jump aboard and ride

I dreamed the train would carry me
Far away from the trouble that I knew
All the places I could travel
And all the things I'd see and I would do
I could hear the whistle blow
I could hear the wheels singing on the track
I wanna jump aboard and ride
You know I ain't ever coming back
Ain't ever coming back, no

Now that I'm a man 
I still recall the way it moved me so
When I was lying in my bed at night
Every time I heard the whistle blow
It still lives within me
Don't you know I hold it deep inside
Every time I see the train go by
I wanna jump aboard and ride 
Every time I see the train 
I just wanna jump aboard and ride, ride ride away from here
I wanna ride away that night