Railroad Blues - Sam McGee

Railroad, she left me standing on the line Railroad, she's really leaving me this time Leaving on the midnight train Leaving, never gonna come back again I'm living alone, a place of my own A bed, a chair and one back door Something went wrong with the words to my song And now she ain't around no more Something she said as she lay on my bed Six or seven hours ago I guess I was wrong I really didn't think she would go Railroad, she left me standing on the line Railroad, she's really leaving me this time Leaving on the midnight train Leaving, never gonna come back again Her face was always smiling, guess she was always laughing at me I said her face was always smiling, guess she was always laughing at me If I'd realised I'd be less surprised to find That she was laughing at me

Lay me down easy Lay me down hard Light my cigarette and make my bed Somewhere beneath the stars I was born a blue child Of the wild western sky But I left my prairie home Found a boxcar for to ride Now I'm way down in Okema Earning blisters on my feet With my guitar and my buck knife Thumbing down Woody Guthrie Street So lay me down easy Lay me down hard Light my cigarette and make my bed Somewhere beneath the stars Don't look for me in glory Don't look for me below 'Cause I'll be riding on that freight Where the souls of ramblers go And there's a sadness that follows Most everywhere I roam You can see it on my smile You can smell it on my clothes Sometimes all that running It never lasts too long So keep me good and loaded And I'll keep singing songs Lay me down easy Lay me down hard Light my cigarette and make my bed Somewhere beneath the stars Don't look for me in glory Don't look for me below 'Cause I'll be riding on that freight Where the souls of ramblers go If I don't leave here tomorrow I believe I'll blow out my brains But either way there'll be sorrow And you won't be seeing me again Lay me down easy Lay me down hard Light my cigarette and make my bed Somewhere beneath the stars Don't look for me in glory Dont look for me below 'Cause I'll be riding on that freight Where the souls of ramblers go

I hear you walkin around this house sometimes I wish you never chose to cross that line Now you walk among the famous ones You're the angels' sun, but now you're gone And you chose to shine Sorry, but you know that we're Far from fine She won't be comin' home for quite some time Guess I'll have to see you on the other side Now you walk among the famous ones You're the angels' sun, but now you're gone and you... You chose to shine Even on the line Sorry, but you know that we're Far from fine I will live these days, (no, I won't) I will live these days, (no, I won't) I will live these days, no I won't hide... No I, I won't hide I feel you next to me, your eyes so bright Never thought I'd see the world so kind Now you walk among the famous ones You're the angels' sun, but now you're gone and you... You chose to shine Sorry but you know that we're Far from fime I will live these days, (no, I won't) I will live these days, (no, I won't) I will live these days, no I won't hide No I, I won't hide, I won't hide I know you're watching me Your father's so proud You were born to be the talk of the crowd But now you walk among The famous ones You're the angels' sun, and now you're gone and you You chose to shine Even on that line Sorry, but you know we're far from fine I will live these days, (no, I won't) I will live these days, (no, I won't) I will live these days, no, I won't hide No I, I won't hide I won't hide, I won't hide, no, I wont' hide

You're never around You're never the same You're never the one to blame If you go (I will) If you leave me not again If you don't (i will) Please just stay 'till the end I know you won't I can't help sometimes Fall down behind You're not the one to blame If you go (i will) If you leave me not again If you don't (i will) Please just stay 'till the end And you know I don't understand the way You sit there by yourself And no, I don't want to gamble with Leaving you by yourself Look at you, your by yourself I know you won't (you won't) I'm never around I'm never the same I'm never the one to blame If you go (i will) If you leave me not again If you don't (i will) Please just stay 'till the end If you go (i will) If you leave me not again If you don't (i will) Please just stay 'till the end I know you won't You won't You won't You won't If you go...

I'm not a savior so do me a favor stop and see me Sometime Don't need you to save me I'm ready to break free Just need some body to say You know you're never too far away You know you're never too far away Help me because I'm off the radar screen Help me because you know just where I've been Help me because I've lost my faith Help me mend my broken ways But I just can't help myself Have you lost your beautiful ways You lost your beautiful ways You started out lovely and somehow you changed me I thought it'd be easy to see I came to you lonely Somehow I won't be Walking this line along with you You know that you're never too far away Oh you're never too far away Help me cause I'm off the radar screen Help me cause you know just where I've been Help me cause I lost my faith Help me mend my broken ways But I just can't help myself Have you lost your beautiful ways? You lost your beautiful ways It's occurred to me that you won't be hanging around I guess I don't mind cause you always put me down But I never thought I'd see you on the ground And you're supposed to save me? (Help me cause I'm off the radar screen Help me cause you know just where I've been) Help me cause I'm off the radar screen Help me cause you know just where I've been Help me cause I lost my faith I can't afford to live this way And I just can't help myself Have you lost your beautiful ways? You lost your beautiful ways You lost your beautiful ways You lost your beautiful ways -M4rcus-