“Freight Train” is a song by Alan Jackson from his fourteenth studio album, also titled Freight Train, released in 2010. The album features a mix of Jackson’s traditional country style with influences of bluegrass and honky-tonk. The title track, “Freight Train,” reflects Jackson’s signature sound with its catchy melody and relatable lyrics.
Lyrics
I just came down from ChippewaHad a station wagon and a 100 dollarsThinkin’ about the girl I had lost a year before
I hadn’t seen her for some timeThought I might go on byWhen your memory came floodin’ inAnd you closed that door
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a diesel locomotiveI’d come whistling down your trackCrashing in your door
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I didnt have a heartYou need a shovel for the coalJust to get me started
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a freight train
Well, every time I talk to youI hear your jealous linesI feel like I’ve been left abandonedon some old railway side
And every time I hear your voiceMy water just gets coldMy stoker will not stokeAnd my boiler will not boil
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a diesel locomotiveI’d come whistling down your trackCrashing in your door
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I didnt have a heartYou need a shovel for the coalJust to get me started
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a freight train
Well, every time I fell behindI could not get aheadI wish someone would pull the leverAnd give me a little sand
And every time I slip behindEven further backI wish some switch man would come out of fogAnd change my track
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a diesel locomotiveI’d come whistling down your trackCrashing in your door
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I didnt have a heartYou need a shovel for the coalJust to get me started
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a freight trainWoo!
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a diesel locomotiveI’d come whistling down your trackCrashing in your door
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I didnt have a heartYou need a shovel for the coalJust to get me started
Wish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a freight train, babyWish I was a freight train
