A Railroad Life For Me

I asked my baby for her hand
How'd you like to marry a trucking man?
She said: This can never be
It's a railroad life for me!

Then I told her I'd be nice
I'll even bring you paradise!
She said: That's fine, but, in my mind
It's a railroad life for me!

I wanna lean out the window from the high cab seat
Hang my face in the wind and the sleet
I wanna wave to the people as I roll by
Out where the iron is high, high, high, high
Out where the iron is high!

I told my baby: Please don't go!
The railroad nights are always cold!
She said: At least I will be free!
It's a railroad life for me!

Then I told her I would cry
If you say no, I'd probably die!
Ain't it hard to say goodbye?
It's a railroad life for me!

I wanna lean out the window from the high cab seat
Hang my face in the wind and the sleet!
I wanna wave to the people as I roll by
Out where the iron is high, high, high, high
Out, where the iron is high!

I asked my baby if she knew
These old trains would make her blue
She told me what would be, would be
It's a railroad life for me!

Then I said: Honey, ah, you're too frail
You won't stand up on the long steel rail!
She said: You just wait and see!
It's a railroad life for me!

I wanna lean out the window from the high cab seat
Hang my face in the wind and the sleet
I wanna wave to the people as I roll by
Out where the iron is high, high, high, high
Out where the iron is high!

I told my baby: Ah, you will pay
'Cause that almond hair will turn to gray!
She said: It's gonna anyway!
It's a railroad life for me!

Then I told her about Jacy Jones
All he left was old and bone!
She said: That was his destiny!
It's a railroad life for me!

I wanna lean out the window
Hang my face in the wind and the sleet
I wanna wave to the people as I roll by
Out where the iron is high, high, high, high
Out where the iron is high!

I asked my baby for her hand
How'd you like to marry a macho man?
She said: This can never be!
It's a railroad life for me!

I wanna lean out the window from the high cab seat
Hang my face in the wind and the sleet
I wanna wave to the people as I roll by
Out where the iron is high, high, high, high
Out where the iron is high!