BLUE RAILROAD TRAIN
Take me back to Memphis where The King smoked dope
And he drove his gold Caddy through the mirrors and smoke
When life goes drivin off ahead of you
Theres reds and whites and catchin up to do
On that Blue Railroad Train . . .
Tell me Jimi Hendrix just before you died
Was the rainbow in the tunnel really worth the ride
Im not to judge a man on what he can or should
But I hope the hope the angels have some funk and that
the sky kissed good
Like that Blue Railroad Train . . .
Im gonna sing with Janis Joplin, watch her shake that thing
And hear nothing in her pockets but freedoms ring
But dont think for a second you had nothing to lose
Cause it froze your heart and it stole your blues
That Blue Railroad Train . . .
Johnny Cash theres a hymn Ive heard that sings
That in the ashes of the fire hides the King of Kings
Well youve crawled through the soot and youve searched alone
And Fourteen Stations later youve rode back home
On that Blue Railroad Train . . .
I know the worlds gone crazy and our souls are weak
And that theres sacred and profane along the paths we seek
As long as there are questions therell be answers tried
But you cant know the destination before you ride
That Blue Railroad Train . . .
Copyright 2001. Words and music by Danny Schmidt