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When I was a little boy I used to lie in my bed
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and listen for the '9:09'
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It never ran on Christmas or the day that Jesus died
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but every other day it ran on time
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It always made me lonesome, but it brought me comfort
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and what it did to me I can't explain
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And as I wonder through this harsh and gentle world
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Oh every now and then I wish I was a train
Chrous
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Roll on roll on into the dark night
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Leavin' all my troubles behind
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Carryin' my soul far far away
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Oh every now and then
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I wish I was a train
I loaded trucks in Isa rode the dingo fences
cursed the ganger on the western line
Started throwin' punches in a bar at Charters Towers
They threw the book at me I did my time
Chorus
Bridge
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Cause a train don't weep a train don't feel
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heartache sadness and pain
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And when I die just let my spirit ride
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on the boxcar of an ever rollin' train
Chorus
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key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
