(Verse)
When she caught romantic fever, I knew it was time to leave
I took a train, I took a train
Carried nothing but a jacket, my guitar and a suitcase
Full of pain, I took a train

(Chorus)
I got on in downtown Memphis, crossed the mighty Mississippi
And through Arkansas was headin' for the plains
I wasn't into walking in the rain
I took a train

(Verse 2)
When I heard that whistle blowin' I knew that I wasn't 
Gonna be the same, I took a train
By the time I got to Denver, I was beyond remembering 
Her name, I took a train

(Chorus)
Through the grumblin' and the shaken
I knew my heart was breakin'
Well, I couldn't stop to call her to explain
I was too far gone to feel the flame, I took a train

(Bridge)
Oh, oh oh
I knew this day would come
And I curved to get it done
In a Chevy or a Ford

(Chorus)
I got on in downtown Memphis, crossed the mighty Mississippi
And through Arkansas was headin' for the plains
I wasn't into walking in the rain
I took a train