But I can't stay
The smoke rolls heavy, the air feels thin, I'm leaving behind what might have been
Whistle cries a lonesome sound, every mile pulls me further down
Dreams are distant but the rails won't lie, they're leading me home but I don't know why
Carried by the rhythm, bound to the steel, trying to escape what I cannot feel
The engine is a song it hums solo, counting seconds as the headlights glow
Tracks are a lifeline pulling me through, Georgia's waiting but I'm lost too
Georgia's waiting but I'm lost too
Midnight train rolling on, take me back where I belong
Hold me close, don't let me stray, lost in the sound of steel and sway
Georgia nights won't set me free, this midnight train keeps calling me
Steel wheels turning, the journey's long, this midnight train is where I belong
Rolling through the night, just me and the rain
Searching for peace on this midnight train
Steel wheels turning, the journey's long
This midnight train is where I belong
Rolling through the night, just me and the rain
Searching for peace on this midnight train