Railroad Ballad (Original Song) - Ethan Weigand

BANDCAMP: https://ethanweigand.bandcamp.com/album/dairyland-drifter

SOUNDCLOUD: https://soundcloud.com/ethan-weigand/sets/dairyland-drifter

'Railroad Ballad' is exactly what it says it is. Inspired by songs like 'Wreck of the ole 97' and 'Mama Tried', it delivers a classic tale with a classic sound.

LYRICS:
Born on the wrong side of the railroad tracks
I wanted to leave and never come back
But every night there was one thing I knew
At the stroke of twelve that lonesome whistle blew

Packed my bags when it started to get dark
I was just a kid I didn't know where to start
But there was one thing that I had to know
Oh where oh where did that lonesome whistle blow

Ran as fast as my feet would carry me
My heart stopped when I looked up to see
A long black train getting ready to go
Oh bless my soul I heard that lonesome whistle blow

It was then I knew I had to be free
And ride these rails wherever they took me
Follow my dreams let my untamed spirit fly
Felt a fire inside when I heard that whistle cry

It's a railroad song so you must know the rest
I learned too late that I don't know what's best
All you'll find when you ride that train
Is heartache and heartbreak and all kinds of pain