Well lightning struck at midnight with the thunder and the rain   My sleep was interrupted by the rhythm of a train   I asked of the conductor where this old train was bound   He punched my ticket then he whispered, "Memphis Town"      But there ain't no train to Memphis anymore   You've got to take the highway when you go   Well them rusty tracks from Nashville   Lay beside that stretch of road   But there ain't no train to Memphis any more      Well I pinched myself and crossed my heart to see if it was real   Or was I just imagining the grinding of the wheels   I swore I heard that whistle and the clic-kity clack   As I rode that phantom streamline on a west bound track      Because there ain't no train to Memphis anymore   You've got to take the highway when you go   Well them rusty tracks from Nashville   Lay beside that stretch of road   But there ain't no train to Memphis any more      Well we cruised into the delta like we woke up from a dream   I felt a bit confused 'cause I was blinded by the steam   Well I said, "I come from Nashville and I just got off the train"   And that driver looked at me as if he thought I was insane      Because there ain't no train to Memphis anymore   You've got to take the highway when you go   Well them rusty tracks from Nashville   Lay beside that stretch of road   But there ain't no train to Memphis any more