Gone Dead Train

My engine was pumpin' steam

And I was grindin' at you hard and fast

Burnin' down the rails, tryin' to heat the way

Haulin' ass and ridin' up the track

And laughing at the conductor

Who was tellin' me my coal

It would never last

But then the fire in my boiler

Up and quit before I came

Ain't no empty cellar

Like a gone dead train

Once was at a time when I could

Mama shave 'em dry

And raise a fever ice-down chill

Waitin' at the station

With a heavy loaded sack

Savin' up and holdin' just to spill

Shootin' my supply through my demon's eye

Instead of holdin' my time, I hope I will

But then the fire in my boiler

Up and quit before I came

Ain't no empty cellar

Like a gone dead train

Yes it's a dead gone train

I'm gonna teach it to learn now, now

It's a dead gone train

Yes it's a dead gone train

I'm gonna teach it to learn now, now

It's a dean gone train

Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to learn

There ain't no easy day

When your daily run's a downhill pull

And there ain't no easy way

Wishin' for some jelly roll

There ain't no switch been made

To make your juicy lemon find

A spring to run a dry well full

But then the fire in my boiler

Up and quit before I came

Ain't no empty cellar

Like a gone dead train

Yes it's a dead gone train

I'm gonna teach it to learn

You know it's a dead gone train

Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn

It's a dean gone train

It's a dean gone train, you gotta learn

It's a dean gone train

Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn