|_ _ _ |_ _ As I lie awake and lesson, I lesson for the train Wish the railroad didn't run so near____ For the rattle and the clatter of that old fast freight Keeps a makin' music in my ear__ Go bum again_____________ Go bum again______ hum______ hum__________  Hear____________ the whistle blow-ow______________ Hear____________ the whistle blow-ow______________ Click-e-clack, Click-e-clack The wheels are sayin' to the railroad track But, if you go, you can't come back if you go, you can't come back If  you go_______________        You can't____ come____ back____              Well I wouldn't give a nickel for the bum I used to be Work as hard as any man in town____ I got a little girl, she thinks the world of me A man would be a fool to let her down__ Go bum again_____________ Go bum again______ hum______ hum__________  Hear____________ the whistle blow-ow______________ Hear____________ the whistle blow-ow______________ Click-e-clack, Click-e-clack The wheels are sayin' to the railroad track But, if you go, you can't come back if you go, you can't come back If  you go_______________        You can't____ come____ back____              So every night I listen,    lie awake and wait In my dreams I'm ridin' on that train____ I feel my pulse a beatin' with that old fast freight And thank the Lord I'm just a bum a-gain__ Go bum again_____________ Go bum again______ hum______ hum__________  Hear____________ the whistle blow-ow______________ Hear____________ the whistle blow-ow______________ Click-e-clack, Click-e-clack The wheels are sayin' to the railroad track But, if you go, you can't come back if you go, you can't come back If  you go_______________        You can't____ come____ back____       

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque un homme qui, la nuit, écoute le bruit d'un train passant près de chez lui. Cette mélodie, mêlée au souvenir de ses jours passés, lui rappelle une vie de vagabondage, tout en étant conscient qu'il ne peut pas revenir en arrière. Il exprime aussi sa gratitude envers Dieu pour le chemin qu’il a pris et pour celle qu'il aime, qui le considère comme un homme de valeur. Il oscille entre la nostalgie d'une vie libre et le bonheur d'être un homme responsable maintenant. Les sons du train symbolisent à la fois un désir de départ et la prise de conscience des conséquences de ces choix.