I had a job, I had a girl Had something going, mister, in this worldI got laid off, down at the yard All of it went badTimes got hard, now at work Down at the car washWhere all it ever does is rain Don't you feel like you're a riderOn a downbound trainShe just said, Joe, I gotta go We had it once, we ain't got it anymoreShe packed her bags, left me behind She bought a ticket on the Central LineNighttime's asleep, I hear that whistle whining A bitter kiss in the misty rainAnd I feel like I'm a rider On a downbound trainLast night, I heard your voice You were cry-crying all so aloneSaid your love had never died You were waiting for me at homePut on my jacket, ran through the woods Ran till I thought my chest would explodeThere in the clearing, beyond the highway In the moonlight, our wedding has shoneI rushed through the yard, I braced through the front doorHeadbound and hard, up the stairs I cried The room was dark, our bed was emptyThen I heard that long whistle whine And I dropped to my knees, hung my head and criedNow I swing a sledgehammer Working in the pouring rainNow don't it feel like you're a rider On a downbound trainOn a downbound trainOn a downbound trainOn a downbound trainOn a downbound trainOn a downbound trainOn a downbound train