There's a shadow climbin' up them hills I've seen it's been through the mill We follow the mighty river as we roll The nighttrain's gonna take me home The nighttrain's gonna take me home
I'll try to put my letter in the mail As soon as I get off of these roaring rails There's still five-hundred miles to go And my thoughts are with the one back home My thoughts are with the one back home
The sun is sinkin' down in the lake There's red,yellow,purple,blue and grey There's but one thing more beautiful that I know And that's the girl waitin' for me back home that girl waitin' for me back home
There's a black couple wantin' the go to bed So I'm down the isle smokin' cigarettes There are people singin' songs from long ago Just like me they're headin' for home Just like me they're headin' for home
With one-hundred miles away from bein' with you I shave myself like a fresh groom would do I brush my teeth and run that comb I'm good and ready for the one back home I'm good and ready for the one back home
I get off at the end of the line To be greeted by that pretty babe of mine But there have not been eight hours in the day And I leave my baby home alone to stay I leave my baby home alone to stay