I waited three and a half years for a train to Springfield, Ohio I gave up and I began to walk, but I was so hungry And it' a damn good thing I was wearing shoes I decided the cool thing to do would be to order some hallah bread and turtle soup But I ordered a tuna salad sandwich And some french fries I mean, what the hell's the difference anyway Look, the thing is I'm half way to Springfield Like I'm in Maryland someplace And the money runs out I get some freelance welding work in Silver Spring and then And this was a big kick for me I put on my hat and I said "Sorry, Sue Ellen, but I got to be moving on." As it turned out, I never did get to Springfield, Ohio Oh, but sometimes Sometimes when the moon is full I can hear that old dog howling Howling, like he was right outside my own window