Keith Whitley - Daddy Loved Trains lyrics

Daddy Didn't see me take my first steps as a child The railroad had him haulin' cows through Texas at the time The night I kicked a field goal at the big homecomin' game Dad was kickin' hobos off another damned ol' train Mama did her best to do it all when Dad was gone And every night she'd swear he'd really rather be at home Sometimes we'd believe her 'til we'd look in Daddy's eyes He'd have that faraway look he never could disguise Mama loved Daddy but Daddy loved trains The steel rails controlled him like whiskey in his veins Number two diesel fuel flowed through his veins Mama loved Daddy but Daddy loved trains Now that I've grown older there's some things I understand It takes a special person to love that kind of man In ways I guess I'm different but in way's I'm just the same I've grown to love somebody like my daddy loved those trains Mama loved Daddy but Daddy loved trains The steel rails controlled him like whiskey in his veins Number two diesel fuel flowed through his veins Mama loved Daddy but Daddy loved trains Mama loved Daddy but Daddy loved trains The steel rails controlled him like whiskey in his veins Number two diesel fuel flowed through his veins Mama loved Daddy but Daddy loved trains