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Railroad Man is from the album ‘Crossing the Ocean’ with music by Guitavio and lyrics by Paul Robert Thomas and is available to download at i-Tunes, Amazon and Spotify.
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Railroad Man Lyrics
My daddy was a railroad man
He was poor but true
He laid down track lines throughout this land
For me and you
The tracks he laid stand strong this day
Stood the test of time
From New York to San Francisco Bay
You can ride the line
Railroad Man, laying down the tracks
Railroad Man, he’s gone, won’t be coming back
Railroad Man, laying down the tracks
Railroad Man, he’s gone, won’t be coming back
The train lines he built cut through this town
North and South divide
The rich up there while the poor are down
The gap is so wide
He built this country with blood and toil
He cared not for praise
Today’s false heroes make my blood boil
These are such strange days
Railroad Man, they turned their backs
Railroad Man, on the wrong side of the tracks
Railroad Man, they turned their backs
Railroad Man, on the wrong side of the tracks
They pin medals on sheep and dogs
In some fancy parade
Then paint the heroes face on dolls and troggs
Their agent makes sure they get paid
My daddy was a hard working man
He did all he could
Rejected and spat out by this land
To me he was good
He died in some ditch a broken man
As the train roared by
No one cared that he helped build this land
A bottle by his side
Railroad Man, lying by the tracks
Railroad Man, is gone, won’t be coming back
Railroad Man, lying by the tracks
Railroad Man, is gone, won’t be coming back
Railroad Man, lying by the tracks
Railroad Man, is gone, won’t be coming back
Railroad Man, lying by the tracks
Railroad Man, is gone, won’t be coming back
Won’t be coming back
Won’t be coming back
Paul Robert Thomas
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