Ain't no reliving the past, I'm moving on to the future   I ain't trying to go fast, just trying to break from the users   With a rotating cast, on a twisted road   Where my twisted life is threatening to explode      And I got a ride I've got to ride   'Cause they're just two steps behind me with their ball and chain   They got steel shackles to clap 'round my ankles   So I gotta ride that midnight train      I know that yesterday's gone, I'm lookin' on to tomorrow   I'm gonna strive to be strong and steer away from the sorrow   I pray the road may be long and lined with friendly smiles   As I travel along the lonely miles      And I got a ride I've got to ride   'Cause they're just two steps behind me with their ball and chain   They got steel shackles to clap 'round my ankles   So I gotta ride that midnight train