Slow Train Out of Heartache

Verse 1

There’s a whistle down the line, cuttin’ through the night

Echoes off the hills like a long, lonesome cry

Got a ticket in my pocket and a past I can’t outrun

But I’m hopin’ this old engine knows what needs to be done

Chorus

It’s a slow train out of heartache, rollin’ down the track

Every mile puts a little of your memory back

I ain’t there yet, but I’m on my way

Gonna leave your love in yesterday

On this slow train out of heartache

Verse 2

Conductor tipped his hat, said “Son, where you bound?”

I said “Anywhere but where her memory hangs around”

He just smiled like he’d heard it all before

Said “That kind of hurt don’t stop at any one door”

Chorus

It’s a slow train out of heartache, rollin’ down the track

Every mile puts a little of your memory back

I ain’t there yet, but I’m on my way

Gonna leave your love in yesterday

On this slow train out of heartache

Bridge

These wheels keep turnin’, but time moves slow

When you’re leavin’ behind the only love you know

Chorus

It’s a slow train out of heartache, rollin’ down the track

Every mile puts a little of your memory back

I ain’t there yet, but I’m on my way

Gonna leave your love in yesterday

On this slow train out of heartache

Outro

Yeah, this slow train’s all I’ve got…

Rollin’ on… whether I’m ready or not