Smoke Along the Track

Smoke Along the Track - Stonewall Jackson

One day the train was passing I caught it crawling by

To look this old world over under God's blue sky

My darling stood there weeping as I was looking back

I kissed my baby crying in the smoke along the track

Goodbye so long until I come back home you'll be my dream

Goodbye so long there's lots of places that I've never seen

I'll always be a drifter but I'll be drifting back

To where I left you crying in the smoke along the track

I like to keep on going it helps me when I'm blue

I get the urge to travel that's all I want to do

I know I just can't settle down because I like to roam

And when I hear that whistle blow I've gotta move along

Goodbye so long there's something down the track keeps calling me

Goodbye so long I guess that's just the way I'll always be

So when I get that feeling don't try to hold me back

I'll only leave you crying in the smoke along the track

I know my baby loves me I love my baby too

But she don't understand me when I'm feeling blue

And when I hear that whistle blow I hurry home and pack

And leave my baby crying in the smoke along the track

Goodbye so long I hate to leave you but I've gotta go

Goodbye so long it's coming now just heard that whistle blow

It'll be here in a minute you'll wave and I'll look back

I'm gonna leave you crying in the smoke along the track