Well I broke down in E. St. Louis   On the Kansas City line   and I drunk up all my money   that I borrowed every time   and I fell down at the derby   and now the night's black as a crow   It was a train that took me away from here   but a train can't bring me home   What made my dreams so hollow   was standing at the depot   with a steeple full of swallows   that could never ring the bell   and I come ten thousand miles away   with not one thing to show   well it was a train that took me away from here   but a train can't bring me home   I remember when I left   without bothering to pack   you know I up and left with   just the clothes I had on my back   now I'm sorry for what I've done   and I'm out here on my own   well it was a train that took me away from   here but a train can't bring me home