Merle Haggard - I Won't Give Up My Train (1981) lyrics

[Verse 1] I pulled into Memphis thirteen minutes early first time in two weeks That's where she came to meet me As I stepped down off four-fifty-one, I needed sleep The baby's overdue, I know, she needs some things But the more that we discuss it, it's the same [Chorus] Long train rolling, got a feeling and I'm knowing She's not waiting for me These rails keep getting longer, this feeling's getting stronger It won't let me be I love my woman fire and rain But I won't give up my train [Verse 2] The baby came in April while I was in Chicago in the pouring rain With twelve flat cars, six rusted tankers Three box cars and an empty sack of mail And though I'll be lonely, some nights I know There's just no other way to explain [Chorus][x2] [Outro] I love my woman fire and rain But I won't give up my train