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8mins 45secs of a crazy train journey, ending in a deathly crash

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choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

well I was standing at the station with a suitcase in my hand
the great clock above my head was waving all it's hand
waiting for the train to see my lover
there were soldiers there were priests
there were crates full of geese
there were kids and ma's and pa's
and a band with guitars
all waiting for the train to Johnson's Corner

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

well the big wheels started turning as the train pulled out
some people were talking and moving about
a kid was running up and down
a fat man ate a pie
we were picking up speed 60 miles an hour
that mighty train showing all her power
and everyone was talking about their destination

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

passing wide open prairies and lakes vast and wide
some people were sleeping and some were getting high
and I was thinking about my love my lover
that black majestic train pulled up the mountain side
higher and higher through the clouds up we rise
everyone was looking they could see for miles and miles

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

when we got to the top it felt like time stood still
something wasn't right and I felt a cold chill
and all I could think about
was kissing my darlin'
we were picking up speed as we started going down
everyone was laughing and acting like clowns
and I got a sudden thought and urge to write a letter

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

it said my dear dear love
you mean everything to me
more than the earth and the sun and the sea
I was trying to remember the last time we made love
well faster and faster the train went down the track
500 tones of steel were strapped to the back
the drinks started sliding and a momma held her baby

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

80, 90 a 100 or more
the driver and the guard could hear the engine roar
he walked calmly down and said
hold on tight now
well finishing the letter
the last words that i wrote
I love you more than life it's self
that age old quote
I sealed up the letter and layed it on the table

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

well smoke and sparks were flying
and the wheels were running red
the driver had the breaks on but nothing was gonna work
closer and closer to the corner round the mountain
well the priest sitting across from me forgive me for my sins
the girl with the blonde hair she kissed me on the chin
the breaks were screaming
the train it sounded like thunder

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

well the corner getting closer closer by the second
the driver crossed himself said Jesus beckons
all I could think about was love and the devil
then suddenly a crash of twisted mangled steel
then perfect silence like time stood still
I was floating in the air a dog passed by me

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

well I held that letter tight in my hand
I shouted i love you i am your man
the light went out when i hit the bottom
when they found me I was headless deep in the land
but found that letter still in my hand
they took it out and took it straight to my lover.

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

now on the 15th of April every single year
they meet in a church and shed a little tear
for the wives husbands sons and lovers
and in the center of town it is written on a stone
remembering the train crash a long time ago
the same words that were written in my letter

it said my dear dear love you mean everything to me
more than the earth and the sun and the sea
well the train has gone but never ever forgotten

choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner
choo choo train is rolling down the track
they don't know they're never coming back
heading on down the line to Johnson's Corner

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from Promised Land, track released April 7, 2013

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"Perverse preachers” like “The Waltons on drugs!"

This U.S Alt Country Disco band will penetrate you with an abundance of filth and foot tappin’ thighslapin’ jiggery pokery of the lowest order.

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