If I was a conductor on the train called the blues I would, I wouldn’t let you ride it So if you think you’ve got nothing to lose Just wait until you get inside it I’m gonna have to tell you because you’re just to young to know That it’s easy to find a no good weed and love it like a rose I’ll blow that whistle so sweet and plain As we turn the corner to your town You’ll hear the beauty of my pain But I never, never would slow down Cause you might love the shine and the speed and find it too hard to refuse A hand in the game and a ride on the train, that’s the train they call the blues I live much too close to the railroad track Every night I hear that 2:19 It shakes my bed when the nights so black Wakes me up from the same dream Where I’m punching your ticket and you’re slipping off your shoes Settling in for a nice long mystery ride On the train they call the blues Wish I could tell you that there’s so many destinations to pick or choose And you had to climb on the down bound train, that’s the train they call the blues