Lyrics
Get your ticket at the station
Get your dinner on board
Well, you know I have to leave you
But I don't wanna go
Let the midnight special
Shine its light on me
The midnight special
To Santa Fe
If you ever go to Houston
Oh, you better walk right
Well, you better not stagger
And you better not fight
'Cause the sheriff will arrest you
And he'll carry you down
You can bet your bottom dollar
You're penitentiary bound
Wake up early in the morning
Hear the ding-dong ring
Go walking to the table
See the same damn thing
Let the midnight special
Shine its light on me
The midnight special
To Santa Fe
When you wake up in the morning
Hear the rooster crow
Don't want to work
But I got to go
Don't want to leave my baby
Leave her all alone
'Cause when I get back
She may be gone
Get your ticket at the station
Get your dinner on board
Well, you know I have to leave you
But I don't wanna go
Let the midnight special
Shine its light on me
The midnight special
To Santa Fe