Eastern Avenue River Railway Blues Lyrics - Jerry Jeff Walker

Mike Reid 

Shadows come creepin' down the alleys, 

Lonesome lines the boulevard 

Neon flickers to the rhythm of the night, 

But this evenin', sleep is coming hard 

Down the concrete hallways in this part of town 

You can hear the young hearts drowning in thirst for life 

The back streets full of mystery, people 

Frozen in their dreams 

Too little mercy, too little love, 

Too much night, it's too much tonight 

Chorus: 

The eastern avenue runs level with the river 

In between lies the freight yard of boxcar blues 

Eastern avenue railway, come on, come on and deliver 

This load of tears and this pair of walking shoes 

Boy's got the eastern avenue river railway blues 

Trapped between him and the city, 

He packed a bag and took one south bound over the line 

Trapped between him and the pity, he suffers for those unfaithful times 

Well, eastbound river railway runs swift and hard 

He swears tonight he's gonna take that ride 

Jerk a cold steel freight train right down the boulevard 

He ain't gonna stop 'til all the loneliness collides 

'Cause it's too much tonight