Gone Dead Train

My engine was pumpin' the steam

And I was grindin' out you hard and fast

I was burnin' down the rails

To heat the way

Haulin' ass a-ridin' up the tracks

And I laughed at the conductor

Who was tellin' me my coal would never last

When the fire in my boiler

Up and quit before I came

There ain't no empty cellar

Need a gone dead train

Once there was a time

When I could mama shave'em dry

And raise the fever ice-down chill

Waitin' at the station with a heavy-loaded sack

Savin' up and holdin' just to spill

Shootin' my supply in my demon's eye

Instead of waitin' for the time to go by, well

When the fire in the boiler

Up and quit before I came

There ain' no empty cellar

Need a gone dead train

It's a gone dead train

You gotta teach it to burn

Yes, it's a gone dead train

You gotta teach it to learn

There ain't no easy way

To run a down-hill pull

And there ain't no easy way

Just wishin' for some jelly roll

Ain't no switch been made

To make your juicy lemon find

A spring to run a dry well full

'Cause the fire in my boiler

Up and quit before I came

There ain't no empty cellar

Need a gone dead train

Yes, gone dead train

You gotta teach it to burn

Well, it's gone dead train

You gotta teach it to learn

My engine was pumpin' steam

And I was grindin' at you hard and fast

I was burnin' down the rails

To heat the way

Haulin' ass a-ridin' up the tracks

And I laughed at the conductor

Who was tellin' me my coal would never last

When the fire in my boiler

Up and quit before I came

There ain't no empty cellar

Need a gone dead train

Yeah, gone dead train

You gotta teach it to burn

It's gone dead train

You gotta teach to learn

Baby it's a gone dead train