Lyrics
[Verse 1] Silver lines turned to red
Spine of cedar gone soft with rain
Sunlight hates what we dread
Locomotive ghost born of pain
Deep in the hollow
Where the iron lies broken
Few dare to follow
Words best left unspoken
[Pre-Chorus] Grandfather told me keep your head down low
When the air gets heavy and the embers glow
The dead have a schedule and a place to be
Far away from the likes of you and me
[Chorus] Don't you go walking when the wind starts to moan
Down where the tracks are reclaimed by the bone
Steam rising cold through the needles of pine
Waiting for riders to step out of line
It ain't quite evil it just isn't right
The midnight special coming out of the night
Keep your eyes shut tight
[Verse 2] Wagons creak in the dark
Steel is singing a high lonesome song
Leave a bowl on the park
Some get off who have wandered too long
They walk through the garden
Mist where a face used to bloom
Waiting for pardon
Pacing a silent room
[Pre-Chorus] Traveler listen and you better hear plain
Do not go looking for that hollow-eyed train
The tickets are bought with a breath and a prayer
You might find yourself in the passenger chair
[Chorus] Don't you go walking when the wind starts to moan
Down where the tracks are reclaimed by the bone
Steam rising cold through the needles of pine
Waiting for riders to step out of line
It ain't quite evil it just isn't right
The midnight special coming out of the night
Keep your eyes shut tight
[Bridge] Rusty spikes
Hollow spikes
Cold spikes
If you see the lantern
If you hear the bell
Just walk the other way
Before the engine starts to swell
[Chorus] Don't you go walking when the wind starts to moan
Down where the tracks are reclaimed by the bone
Steam rising cold through the needles of pine
Waiting for riders to step out of line
It ain't quite evil it just isn't right
The midnight special coming out of the night
Keep your eyes shut tight