I received a message from my brother across the water He sat laughin' as he wrote the end's in sight So I said goodbye to all my friends And packed my hopes inside a matchbox 'Cause I know it's time to fly Oh yeah, come on, come on now won't meet me in the morning, Meet me in the middle of the night Oh the morning light is comin', Don't it make you wanna go and feel alright Uh Oh I just jumped a train that never stops, So now somehow I'll know I never finished payin' for my ride Just n' someone pushed a gun into my hand Tell me I'm the type of man to fight the fight that I'll require Oh yeah, come on, come on now won't meet me in the morning, Won't you meet me in the middle of the night, night, night Oh the morning light is comin', Don't it make you wanna go and feel alright Alright, alright Oh, mama, well I think it's time I'm leavin' Nothin' here to make me stay
Whoa, mama, well it must be time I'm goin' They're knockin' down them doors They're tryin' to take me away Please Mr. brakeman, won't you ring your bell Won't you make it loud and clear Please Mr. fireman, won't you ring your bell? Tell the people they got to fly away from here Uh, I once saw a picture of a lady with a baby Southern lady, had a very, very special smile We are in the middle of a change in destination When the train stops, all together we will smile Oh yeah, come on, come on now won't you meet me in the morning Won't you meet me in the middle of the night, night, night Oh, oh everybody know the mornin' time is comin' Don't it make you wanna feel alright Ah, ah, yeah Make me feel alright alright, alright Make me feel alright Hmm hmm yeah alright, alright Oh yeah, oh yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh yeah sh** f** that pissed me off