I'm William Callahan

Well, I'm William Callahan

I used to be a ramblin' man

I left home at 17

Hopped a freight to Birmingham

Started poor as Kentucky coal

Lined my pockets with Denver gold

I've been cold as Alaska snow

Searchin' for the sun

It was a long time ago

And I had a restless soul

Trains come and whistles blow

I let 'em roll

This is my wife, Angeline

She used to be a Cajun queen

I took her from the mayor's son

Bourbon Street, New Orleans

She had a will no man could tame

She took her chances when they came

Left with me on a midnight train

Searchin' for the sun

It was a long time ago

And she had a restless soul

Trains come and whistles blow

She let 'em roll

Trains roll, blowin' steam through an old man and old woman's dreams

We look in each other's eyes

There ain't a lot that we ain't seen

We'd be out there runnin' tonight

But we've run the race and fought the fight

We think we did alright

It was a long time ago

We had a restless soul

Trains come and whistles blow

We let 'em roll