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Raised By The Railroad Line

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Paul Craft

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The clickety sound of the southbound freight And the high-speed hum of the passenger train Becomes a part of the soul and a part of the mind Of the boy that's raised by the railroad line The sound of the whistle at the cross in the road And the tanks and the trucks and the tractors on the flat car load Becomes a part of the soul and the heart and the mind Of the boy that's raised by the railroad line Bridge: And the big round penny that you lay on the rail and the wheels mash flat And a glimpse of the faces of the ladies and the men and the engineer's hat And the brakeman waves from the red caboose He's part of the past that never quite turns loose A part of the soul and the heart and the mind Of the boy that's raised by the railroad line

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Running Time 3:19 Performers Paul Craft (Lead Vocal), Charlie Sizemore (Tenor Vocal), Bob Regan (Rhythm Guitar), Steve Hinson (Electric Guitar), Robby/Robbie Turner (Steel Guitar), Patti Clements (Piano), Jim Ruggiere (Harmonica), Scott Merry (Bass), Paul Scholton (Drums) Appears On Brother Jukebox (1998) Paul Craft

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Ensign Music Corp., BMI Paul Craft: The first good song I ever wrote. I had about thirty songs when Ned Turner, who was in the group The Settlers with me, suggested that I might want to give some thought to how the words to my songs "sang." The next thing I wrote was "The clickety sound of a southbound freight and the high-speed hum of the passenger train." Thanks, Ned, for mentioning that. A railroad track ran by our house in Proctor, Arkansas, so I guess the song is pretty autobiographical.

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2007-01-03