I haven’t let my hair down in a whileSince it caught fire in the coalsI turned around and walked a back road mileWith all the ashes in my soulI haven’t felt a cold dawn in a whileLong time they were all I knewBeen holdin’ on to a newborn childWhose eyes are askin’ after youOh railroad manI’ve been trying to standWhere the morning stars might fallOh railroad manWill you do what you canTo remember me at allTo remember me at allAnd if you’re lookin’ I might warn youThese tears don’t leave an easy trailI cut my heart out of my calico sleeveAnd I put it up for sale
