If you listen you can hear her comin’, she’s long, streamlined and fine
The rhythm of the wheels on the rails keep strummin’
A lullaby to rest your mind, Just a lullaby to rest your mind
By sunrise she’s leavin’ Chicago, she’s a soul that’s been reborn
Kansas, Oklahoma, across the Red River
Makin’ Houston by the light of the mornin’ sun
She’ll make Houston by the light of the morn
And you can get on board before the whistle blows
On board before she rolls out of sight
The train they call “The Heart of Texas”
Gonna carry me home tonight, She’s gonna carry me home tonight
You can ride this train across the nation, she’ll change your point of view
Some folks ride for sweet salvation
But I’m ridin’ just to get to you, Yes, I’m ridin’ just to get to you
Some folks got no destination, some are runnin’ from the law
They got a suitcase full of desperation
And their backs against the wall, yeah, their backs against the wall
And you can get on board before the whistle blows
On board before she rolls out of sight,
The train they call “The Heart of Texas”
Gonna carry me home tonight, She’s gonna carry me home tonight
She’s the sweetest thing you’ll ever see
Break your heart when the whistle moans
You know the ticket to ride is free
But she’ll take everything you own, she’ll take everything that you own
She’s a lover and she’s a liar, she gonna roll right over you
Some folks say she sets their heart on fire, but
Some just call her the blues (that’s right), Some just call her the blues
And you can get on board before the whistle blows
On board before she rolls out of sight
The train they call “The Heart of Texas”
Gonna carry me home tonight, She’s gonna carry me home tonight
Carry me home tonight, She’s gonna carry me home tonight
