well the sun's coming up and the dust it is clearing down the line i am hearing there's a train coming in i left my home and my girl tried to find some place better but i never could forget her so let this train take me home oh please my darling forgive what i've done i've found nothing just some big lonely world so take me back please my lover take me back please my lover it took a train to discover i cannot be without you girl i was young i was green prone to foolish decisions had what i thought was ambition and a will to be free yes but freedom it's just some word i don't believe has a meaning so on this train i am leaving trying to get me back home so please my darling forgive what i've done i've found nothing just some big lonely world so take me back please my lover take me back please my lover it took a train to discover i cannot be without you girl so pour another cup of coffee pretty soon i'll be leaving i am done petty thieving hitching rides and drinking beer and i'm so tired of having friends just to keep out of prison man this life really isn't all i hoped it would be oh please my darling forgive what i've done i've found nothing just some big lonely world so take me back please my lover take me back please my lover it took a train to discover i cannot be without you girl