[Lyric] Moanin of the Midnight Train (The Flatlanders)

Sweetheart, your heart is loaded down
With useless burdens and bones
I can tell by the tear stains on your letter
That you wrote me from the twilight zone
You ask if I miss you, well, of course I miss you
I miss you every night or two

When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
Reminds me so much of you

Wanderin' all alone down the road to roam
Wonderin' 'bout the seeds you've sown
A rock is a rock, a hard place is a hard place
But a road is a road is a road
You trash it out and clean it up and almost get it right
About the time time you're done and through

When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
Reminds me so much of you

One day, it's not enough, one day, it's too much
One day, it's just a little bit of each
One day, you're face to face and you don't even touch
You walked away when it was well within your reach
With that wall all around you, it was me who let you in
When you said nobody but nobody would do
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
Reminds me so much of you

Scratchin' out a livin', scratchin' the surface
It's just the tip of the iceberg, kid
The last place you look is where you're gonna find it
You don't even know what it is that's hid
But don't feel so sad, you ain't doin' so bad
Hey, you got this far without a clue

When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
Reminds me so much of you
When I hear the moanin' of the midnight train
It reminds me so much of you