The song is about a man whose wife has left him, so he's decided to move on as well.
lyrics
Blues Train (c) Darryl John 2014
Verse 1:
There’s a blues train comin’, comin’ down the track,
There’s a blues train baby, comin’ on down the track,
I’ve just paid my fare and there ain’t no turnin’ back.
Verse 2:
My woman went and left me; that’s all I want to say,
Said my woman up and left me, so I’m leavin’ here today,
I just packed up all my bags and now I’m on my way.
Chorus:
My woman done me wrong, it didn’t take her long,
I thought that I was strong, but we couldn’t get along,
There was a real big fight; she thought that she was right,
Oh my sweet delight, she’s fled into the night.
Verse 3:
Here comes that blues train baby, I see it comin’ into view,
Here comes that blues train baby, there’s not much left to do,
I’ve had my ticket checked so it’s goodbye to you
Verse 4:
You’re gonna be surprised if you come home and find me gone,
And you know some day baby, you’ll realise you were wrong,
You should have put more effort into us tryin’ to get along.
Chorus:
My woman done me wrong, it didn’t take her long,
I thought that I was strong, but we didn’t get along,
There was a real big fight; she thought that she was right,
Oh my sweet delight, she’s fled into the night.
Verse 5:
There’s a blues train leavin’, headin’ on down the track,
I’m on that blues train baby, headin’ on down the track,
I’ve got all my belongings and there ain’t no turnin’ back.
Said I’ve got all my belongings and I ain’t a comin’ back.
And I ain’t comin’ back, and I ain’t comin’ back, and I ain’t comin’ back.
credits
from Best of Blue,
released January 18, 2019
Contributing Artists:
Darryl John & Steve Porter.
Recorded at Daremba Records, Ballarat Australia and Pie Studio, Copenhagen Denmark.
Mixed and mastered by Steve Porter, Pie Studio, Denmark.
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