Destitute, desolation   Angels eyes shine upon my curse    From this mountain I make my way    Along the railroad earth       Steam train blazing a lonely hill    Damaged cargo am I    But not so damaged as not to see    The magic in the sky       Oh Midnight, Midnight Ghost    Ol' zipper rollin' down the line    Oh Midnight, Midnight Ghost    Rollin' down the line       Without a memory, without a heartache    Ain't no comfort in happiness    Tidings whispered and merciful    Are the tidings I like best       dawn twilight, skyline glowing    Mountain wind blowing through (Blowing through)    And I tug upon the jug of my redemption    Nothing much else to do       Oh Midnight, Midnight Ghost...       In a sense my innocence    Been waiting here all along    Thought I travelled so far away    But I was never even gone       Pray for me my Sweet Marie    I'm searching still for to see my sign    Rolling on to a new day    Down that midnight line       Oh Midnight, Midnight Ghost...       Destitute, desolation    Angels eyes shine upon my curse    From this mountain I make my way    Along the railroad earth