Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Warren Zevon
Canonical path: /zevon-warren/nighttime-in-the-switching-yard
Related lyric paths: 6
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Nighttime in the switching yard
Read Nighttime in the switching yard lyrics by Warren Zevon on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Nighttime in the switching yard
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Nighttime in the switching yard
Get it out on the mainline
Listen to the rhythm of the train go by
Listen to the train whistle whine
Nighttime in the switching yard
See that train...
The midnight train runs both ways
Do it
Doot dat doot dat doot dadoot
Listen to the train whistle whine
Listen to the train
Listen to the track
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Warren Zevon performs "Nighttime in the switching yard", and this lyric page sits inside the Warren Zevon catalog on LyroVerse.
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