Hell on Wheels Lyrics

Hangin from the train by the hook of my cane

It's a quarter to two and I'm a lookin' for you

You can try to run

You can try to hide

But I don't know if that'll do

So I hoist myself up and I get a grip

Reach down for the big iron that sits on my hip

I grabbed a holster full of air there was nothin' there

And I don't know if that'll do

Black locomotive won't you come my way

And you'll try but you know at the end of the day

When the freight comes a rollin' with a head of steam

And you can't fill your daddy's shoes

Living in a shanty for a dollar a day

Put it all on the line for your bullshit pay

You lost all your money to the hell on wheels

And you don't know what to do

Hop up through a hatch right in the ground

Just hoping I can make that boy be found

He's got a debt to pay but he cannot stay

And I hope he'll come around

The poor boys dollar is all but gone

And his time's running out like the setting sun

He can try to flee but he'll never be free

And I don't know if his battle is won

Chugging locomotive won't you come my way

And you'll try but you know at the end of the day

When the freight comes a rollin' with a head of steam

And you can't fill your daddy's shoes

Living in a shanty for a dollar a day

Put it all on the line for your bullshit pay

You lost all your money to the hell on wheels

And you don't know what to do

Now I don't know what I've been told but even a fools soul's worth more than gold

But not to me that's the devil's decree

And it depends how you carry your load

The poor boys time is a comin' up

Drink a swift six shooter and I wound it up

If you live by the dice you'll die to the sword

As the devil drinks from his cup

Black locomotive won't you come my way

And you'll try but you know at the end of the day

When the freight comes a rollin' with a head of steam

And you can't fill your daddy's shoes

Living in a shanty for a dollar a day

Put it all on the line for your bullshit pay

You lost all your money to the hell on wheels

And you don't know what to do