Hey freight train
Where do you come from?
Would you do me a favor
And take me home?

Tell me, what is your destiny?
Is there a place up there for me?
I'm as tired as a man can be

Hey freight train
Why do you move so fast?
Could you take away
This pain from my chest?

So if you can hear this song
Give me a ride to see my mom
I've been walking since the break of dawn

Are you going south or are you headed north?
Have you heard about my grief and loss?

Hey freight train
I see you again
The world around
Hasn't been a friend

I've been through some bad phases
Haven’t slept in my bed for ages
But there are still some unwritten pages

Are you going south or are you headed north?
Have you heard about my grief and loss?
So don’t leave me alone here in the cold
Won't you help a wretched soul, freight train?