Lyrics:

I lived next to the railroad, and I could hear the train go rollin' by
It shook the house and it shook the bed
And it would always make my spirit fly
And I was just a kid, you know it always made me high
I would dream about the day when I could jump aboard and ride
I dreamed the train would carry me far away from the troubles that I knew
All the places I could travel, and all the things I'd see and I would do
I could hear the whistle blow, I could hear the wheels singin' on the track
I wanna jump aboard and ride, you know I ain't ever comin' back
I ain't ever comin' back, no

Now that I'm a man, I still recall the way it moved me so
When I was lyin' in my bed at night
Every time I heard the whistle blow (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
It still lives within me, don't you know I hold it deep inside?
And every time I see a train go by, I wanna jump aboard and ride
And every time I see a train
I just wanna jump aboard and ride, ride, ride away from here
I wanna ride away right now