George Strait - Trains Make Me Lonesome lyrics

I was five years old when daddy started packing

And I stood there by my mamma as she cried

And the next thing that we knew

Some old train came passing through

And daddy got on board

And we ain't seen him no more

I wonder why trains make me lonesome

It happens every time that engine moans

And when I hear that whistle blow

Ah, it makes my heart sink low

And I wonder why trains make me lonesome

It was a cold dark night when I drove her to the depot

There were tears in my eyes and a ticket in her hand

And as we stood there by those tracks

I knew she wasn't coming back

So I turned and walked away

But I still miss her today

I wonder why trains make me lonesome

It happens every time that engine moans

And when I hear that whistle blow

Ah, it makes my heart sink low

And I wonder why trains make me lonesome

Rest of this building looks like simple station

Those ink spots look like engine number nine

And this couch on which I lay

Supposed to haul my blues away

That old pipe you keep toking

Is like an old, cold engine smoking dark fear

I wonder why trains make me lonesome

It happens every time that engine moans

And when I hear that whistle blow

Ah, it makes my heart sink low

And I wonder why trains make me lonesome

Oh yes, I wonder why trains make me lonesome