Coal Smoke Valve Oil and Steam

Coal, smoke, valve oil and steam

My heart is sad, I'm living in dreams

I can't tell why I love the smell

Of coal, smoke, valve oil and steam

I worked for the railroad all of my life

To make a home, for my Darlin' wife

But now, I'm retired and feelin' so low

Weary and tired with a heart full of woe

Coal, smoke, valve oil and steam

My heart is sad, I'm living in dreams

I can't tell why I love the smell

Of coal, smoke, valve oil and steam

I pull on the whistle to clear the line

And to bring that Fireball in on time

Oh time in your life, please take me back

Let me hear the driver's click again on the track

Coal, smoke, valve oil and steam

My heart is sad, I'm living in dreams

I can't tell why I love the smell

Of coal, smoke, valve oil and steam

A short forty years went flyin' on by

Now I'm so lonesome, I could die

If I find heaven, the way I've been told

I'll go an engine down a track made of gold

Coal, smoke, valve oil and steam

My heart is sad, I'm living in dreams

I can't tell why I love the smell

Of coal, smoke, valve oil and steam