God Sleeps In A Caboose Lyrics - Stan Ridgway

Hear that train rollin' down the track 

Passin' by this old shack 

Whistle blow and it blow again 

Just a lonely sound comin' through the wind 

And on those tracks, in an old boxcar 

My mind is racin' and a-travellin' far 

Far away 

Just ridin' on that train 

Big boss man, he work me awfully hard 

Liftin' freight out in his railroad yard 

But hungry kids need clothes and shoes 

And moms and dads need their pills and booze 

Pills and booze 

Just ridin' on that train 

Now maybe one day I'll climb up inside 

And in that old boxcar, I will ride 

Ride away 

I'll be ridin' on that train 

Now, can you hear me, Mister Engineer? 

It's not my place to push or interfere 

On your train 

I'm ridin' on your train 

This world is old and this world is mad 

Some people only missin' what they never had 

On your train 

I'm ridin' on that train 

Hear a drop of rain hit the windowsill 

Thunder rolls up behind the hill 

But tonight alone I got no sleep I've found 

I can hear that clock tickin' my seconds down 

Seconds down 

Ridin' on that train 

And if there's one thing people know is true 

Everybody here end up leaving you 

On that train 

Just ridin' on that train 

And over the hill where the full moon shine 

The only thing left is love you leave behind 

On that train 

I'm ridin' on that train