2:19
I lost everything I had in the '29 flood
Barn was buried beneath a mile of mud
Now, I'm down to nothing but the whistle and the steam
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
Now there's a fella been preaching about hell and damnation
Bouncing off the walls at the Grand Central Station
I treated her bad, I treated her mean
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
I said hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
Now I've always been puzzled about the yin and the yang
Come out in the wash, but it always leaves a stain
Sturm and the drang, the luster and the sheen
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
I said hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
Toss the baby with the water, and the preacher stole the bride
Sent her out for a bottle, but when she come back inside
She didn't bring my whiskey, she didn't bring my gin
She had a hat full of feathers and a wicked grin
I said hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19
On the train you get smaller, as you get farther away
The roar covers everything you wanted to say
Was that a raindrop in the corner of your eye?
Were you drying your nails or waving goodbye?
I said: hey, hey, I will remember you
Hey, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, hey, I will remember you
My baby's leaving town on the 2:19