My heart’s breakin’ lord and it’s takin’
Me on a one way trip on down the track
My soul is burnin’ the wheels are turnin’
Hey mister engineer won’t you bring my baby back

Well she left me this mornin’ my head a-hangin’ low
You could hear that whistle blow
I don’t know what I’d done I must-a had too much fun
Lord I hate to see her go

I’m headed down a one way track and one-ways don’t turn back
They just keep goin’ on and on
It’s down in my soul and I’m about to lose control
And there’s just one thing you must know

[1] My heart’s breakin’ [^b3] lord and it’s takin’
[4] Me on a one way trip [1] on down the track
My soul is burnin’ [^b3] the wheels are turnin’
[4] Hey mister engineer won’t you [1] bring my baby back

[1] Well she left me this mornin’ [4] my head a-hangin’ low
[1] You could hear that whistle [4] blow
[1] I don’t know what I’d done [4] I must-a had too much fun
[1] Lord I hate to see her [4] go

I’m headed down a one way track and one-ways don’t turn back
They just keep goin’ on and on
It’s down in my soul and I’m about to lose control
And there’s just one thing you must know