Verse 1
I grew up in a small town, population 571,
Generations of old farmers, working hard just to keep the land,

Papa worked from sunrise to sunset, mama even longer,
Late at night they’d sit there holding hands, I don’t know how, how they lasted,

Chorus
Gonna catch a fast train outa here,
Train whistles calling,
The engine’s saying come my friend,
Freedom’s just around the bend,

Verse 2
My brother dreamed of working on the land, and to get him self a sweet wife,
That’s not how I want to live my life, me I was born with a guitar in my hand,

Papa died just last fall, mama didn’t last much longer,
My brothers now working on his dreams, now there’s nothing left to keep me here,

Chorus
Gonna catch a fast train outa here,
Train whistles calling,
The engine’s saying come my friend,
Freedom’s just around the bend,

Verse 3
Papa worked from sunrise to sunset, mama worked much harder,
Late at night they’d sit there holding hands, gazing into each others eyes,

Chorus
Gonna catch a fast train outa here,
Gonna catch a fast train outa here,
I don’t know how, they lasted,