Let me tell you ‘bout a man
Tryin’ to provide a better life for all his clan
Never slept, worked right through the pain
His wife and kids starting callin’ him The Train
Oh no, that Train ain’t slowin’ down

Worked real hard, up each day at four
He didn’t want his kids to grow up poor
But 20 years workin’ in the mine
Down in the hole he never saw the sun shine
Oh no, that Train ain’t slowin’ down

One early mornin’ Train woke up and said
“I ain’t right, something’s in my head.
Hard to breath and hard for me to see.
Get the doc - what’s ailin’ me?”

Doc told Train the mine was full of dust
Over 20 years it turned his lungs to mush
Still gets up every day at four
Breathing harder as he heads out for the door
Oh no, that Train’s slowin’ down
Oh yeah, folks say he’s still around

Alec Fehl, (c) 2011