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YOU KNOW, I'M A SON OF A SON OF A RAILWAY MAN
HE SAID IT WASN'T SO GRAND
SPENDIN' ALL OF YOUR TIME ON THE TRACK
HE SAID, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE ALL THAT LONG AGO
NO, HE SAID, IT'S NOT THE YEARS THAT MAKE YOU OLD
IT'S LIVIN' EM OUT ON THE ROAD
BY THE TIME YOU GET BACK, YOU'RE SENT OUT AGAIN
AND YOU SPEND ALL OF YOUR TIME
AWAY FROM YOUR KIDS
AND YOU START BURYIN' FRIENDS,
THAT'S WHEN THE YEARS COME CRASHIN' IN.

GRANDSON, GET IN YOUR CAR AND GO
PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART IN GALVESTON
AND THINK OF ME IN OLD WINSLOW
SHE CALLED HIM ON THE WIRE,
TRAINMASTER ARE YOU COMIN' HOME?
NO, HE SAID, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S TWO-THOUSAND MILES A' TRACK
AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO GO BEFORE I HOME

YOU KNOW, I'M A NUMBER-1 SON OF A RAILWAY MAN
I GUESS HE FOLLOWED HIS DAD
TURNIN' A WRENCH IN HIS HANDS
BUT NOW, AND AFTER TWENTY FIVE YEARS,
HE'S DONE ALL HE CAN
DON'T YOU KNOW THAT HE'S WEAK IN HIS BACK
HE'S NUMB IN HIS FEET AND HIS HANDS
WELL WE SIT ON THE PORCH,
AND LOOKED AT THE SKY
YOU KNOW, HE TURNED TO ME,
WITH HIS HAZEL GREEN EYES
HE SAID, I'D GIVE IT ALL BACK,
JUST FOR A DAY I COULD STAND

SON, GET IN YOUR CAR AND GO
PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART IN GALVESTON
AND THINK OF ME IN OLD WINSLOW
SHE CALLED HIM ON THE WIRE,
TRAINMASTER ARE YOU COMIN' HOME?
NO, HE SAID, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S TWO-THOUSAND MILES A' TRACK
AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO GO
BEFORE I'M HOME

YOU KNOW, I'M THE SON OF A SON OF A RAILWAY MAN
I GOT THEIR TRAVELING BLOOD IN MY HEART
I STOP AND I REST WHEN I CAN
AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOTHING MORE
THAN WHAT YOU WANT TO GIVE
OR MAYBE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A LIVING
WHEN YOU'VE NOTHING BUT HOPE FOR THE TRIP
WHEN YOU'VE SAID YOUR GOODBYES,
AND YOU FEEL IT'S THE END
BUT YOU GOT ALL OF YOUR LIFE ABOUT TO BEGIN
I GUESS YOU TAKE WHAT YOU GET,
WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR HEART ON THE MEND

SO, GET IN YOUR CAR AND GO
PUT YOUR HAND ON YOUR HEART IN GALVESTON
AND THINK OF ME IN OLD WINSLOW
SHE CALLED ME ON THE WIRE,
HEY MATTHEW, ARE YOU COMIN' HOME?
NO, I SAID, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S TWO-THOUSAND MILES AHEAD
AND SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO GO BEFORE I'M OLD

I'VE MANY MANY MILES TO GO?.
OH-OH-O OH-WOH-OH
I'VE MANY MANY MILES TO GO
OH, GET IN YOUR CAR AND GO?.