Same old, rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb
Steal your face right off your head
Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile
Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride
Like a steam locomotive
Rollin' down the track, he's gone, he's gone
And nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone
You know better but I know him
He's gone, like a steam locomotive
Now, he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone
And nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone
Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile
And nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone
He's gone, like a steam locomotive
Like I told you, what I said
Rollin' down the track, he's gone, he's gone
Goin' where the wind don't blow so strange
And nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone
Rollin' down the track, he's gone, he's gone
Maybe off on some high cold mountain chain
Now, he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone
A knife in the back and more of the same
Hot as a pistol but cool inside
Now, he's gone, now he's gone, Lord, he's gone
Lost one round but the price wasn't anythin'
Steal your face right off your head
Like I told you, what I said
He's gone, like a steam locomotive
Rollin' down the track, he's gone, he's gone
Ooh, nothin's gonna bring him back
Ooh, nothin's gonna bring him back
