Hoot owl in a hollow log
Devil in the deep blue sea
Just behind the L & N line
That's home to me
Down by the tracks
Right next door to the cold steel rails
I can hear that engine moanin'
I can feel them coffin nails
Cold sweat in the moonlight
Ghosts runnin' through my dreams
No rest for the wicked
Hell, I don't need much sleep
Down by the tracks
Right next door to the cold steel rails
I can hear them boxcars rattle
I can feel them coffin nails
Black cats, broken backs,
Bad luck or a curse
Maybe in the end
We all just get what we deserve
Down by the tracks
Lay me down by the cool steel rails
I can hear my train a-comin'
I can feel them coffin nails
