Ain't no reliving the past, I'm moving on to the future
I ain't trying to go fast, just trying to break from the users
With a rotating cast, on a twisted road
Where my twisted life is threatening to explode
And I got a ride I've got to ride
'Cause they're just two steps behind me with their ball and chain
They got steel shackles to clap 'round my ankles
So I gotta ride that midnight train
I know that yesterday's gone, I'm lookin' on to tomorrow
I'm gonna strive to be strong and steer away from the sorrow
I pray the road may be long and lined with friendly smiles
As I travel along the lonely miles
And I got a ride I've got to ride
'Cause they're just two steps behind me with their ball and chain
They got steel shackles to clap 'round my ankles
So I gotta ride that midnight train
I ain't trying to go fast, just trying to break from the users
With a rotating cast, on a twisted road
Where my twisted life is threatening to explode
And I got a ride I've got to ride
'Cause they're just two steps behind me with their ball and chain
They got steel shackles to clap 'round my ankles
So I gotta ride that midnight train
I know that yesterday's gone, I'm lookin' on to tomorrow
I'm gonna strive to be strong and steer away from the sorrow
I pray the road may be long and lined with friendly smiles
As I travel along the lonely miles
And I got a ride I've got to ride
'Cause they're just two steps behind me with their ball and chain
They got steel shackles to clap 'round my ankles
So I gotta ride that midnight train