I received a message from my brother across the water   He sat laughin' as he wrote the end's in sight   So I said goodbye to all my friends   And packed my hopes inside a matchbox   'Cause I know it's time to fly     Come on, meet me in the morning, Meet me in the middle of the night   The morning light is comin', don't it make you wanna go and feel alright     I just jumped a train that never stops,   So now somehow I'll know I never finished payin' for my ride   Just n' someone pushed a gun into my hand   Tell me I'm the type of man to fight the fight that I'll require     Come on, meet me in the morning, Meet me in the middle of the night   The morning light is comin', don't it make you wanna go and feel alright     Oh, mama, well I think it's time I'm leavin'   Nothin' here to make me stay   Whoa, mama, well it must be time I'm goin'   They're knockin' down them doors   They're tryin' to take me away     Please Mr. Brakeman, won't you ring your bell. And ring loud and clear   Please Mr. Fireman, won't you ring your bell   Tell the people they got to fly away from here     I once saw a picture of a lady with a baby   Southern lady, had a very, very special smile   We are in the middle of a change in destination   When the train stops, all together we will smile   Oh, meet me in the morning.   Won't you meet me in the middle of the night, night, night   Everybody know the mornin' time is comin'   Don't it make you wanna feel alright. Ah, ah, yeah   Make me feel alright. Fly now, baby   Get to fly, yeah. Fly now, baby