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Artist: Bob Seger
Canonical path: /bob-seger/railroad-days
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Railroad Days
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Railroad Days
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Jan would climb up so high
On the foul screen
Down below
I would yell to watch out
When we'd play
Was always the winner
He was brave never listened
To me shout
Afternoons playin' ball
By the old wall
Hidin' out and of course
Be the star
Kept my records
In old looseleaf notebooks
And today I think
I still know where they are
Oh, Railroad days
Railroad days
Railroad days
When I was young
In my prime
On my way
When the rain
Never got in my way
Oh in my younger railroad days
Some nights
Drifters playin' on the hi-fi
Talkin' 'bout girls
Or preposterous lies
Laughin hard
Watchin' Soupy at eleven
Skonkin' down
One of Mom's lemon pies
Ten o'clock
Bringin' groceries from the market
Singin songs
To the darkness of the night
Even sang the parts
The instruments were playing
Life was freer
Dreams were really quite all right
Oh, Railroad days
Railroad days
Railroad days
When the sun seemed
To smile on it's way
When the darkness
Was easier to play yeah
Oh in my younger railroad days
Yesterday I heard
They shut the trains down
The ones than ran
By the field where
I would play
Said the folks want new
And faster transportation
It's just like me
I'll be obsolete one day
Oh, Railroad days
Railroad days
Railroad days
When I was young, in my prime
On my way
When the rain never got in my way
Oh in my younger railroad days
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