Lyrics:

Well, I got my mail late last night
A letter from a gal who found the time to write
To her lonesome boy, somewhere in the night
She sent me a railroad ticket too
To take me to her lovin' arms
And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Well, I've been uptight most every night
Walkin' around the streets of this old town
Not a friend around to tell my troubles to
My good old car she done broke down
'Cause I drove it into the ground
And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love
Well, I look over yonder across that plain
The big drive wheels are poundin' along the ground
Gonna get on board and I'll be homeward bound
Now, I ain't had a home-cooked meal
Lord, I need one now
And the big steel rail gonna carry me home to the one I love
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Well, here I am with my hat in my hand
Standin' on the broad highway, would you give a ride
To a lonesome boy who missed the train last night?
I went in town for one last round
I gambled my ticket away
And the big steel rail won't carry me home to the one I love
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh