It's a quarter after midnight
I've got nothing left to do
But sit here sippin' black coffee
I pull on my golden tooth
Gonna pick myself right up
Get off this dirty old ground
I'll take the first train out of here
Gotta get out of this town, alright
Well I'm picking up some steam
I got my wallet filled with green
And I'm leaving at the first sight of light
Gonna try on a new city
You say you want to with me
Cause you think you're so pretty
Well now go on home
Big legged woman
Get home to them chickadees
I got one ticket for the train
One ticket for the train
I got one ticket for the train
Only one ticket for the train
Well the steam engine cooled in Denver
Had myself a look around
I figured I could find the gold
That everybody's been talking about
Then the engine roared
Wheels starting turning on in the rain
I heard the whistle yell
Get on now
And get a new name
I got one ticket for the train
One ticket for the train
I got one ticket for the train
Only one ticket for the train
Spent a decade on the road
Missing people back home
I said to myself good Lord
I think I'm getting old
I said what's the big idea
Get me back to your loving arms
Will you forgive my soul
And let me love you all night long
One ticket for the train
One ticket for the train
All because of
One ticket
One ticket for the train
Singing one ticket
One ticket for the train
Yeah, yeah
Alright, alright
One ticket, one ticket
One ticket, one ticket
One ticket, one ticket
One ticket, one ticket
One ticket, one ticket
One ticket
A one way ticket
One ticket yeah
A one way ticket
One ticket yeah
A one way ticket
One ticket yeah
A one way ticket
One ticket yeah
A one way ticket
One ticket yeah
A one way ticket