Ridin' on this train
Drinkin' whiskey for my pain
'Nother good ol' boy goin' home


And every town I see
Wants to take a part of me

That's the price that you pay
When you roam


Chorus:
And I cry when I have to
And I lie when I can

Oh, but I die a little slower
On the train to Birmingham


I walk with holes in both my shoes
Got a guitar full of blues
One way ticket for my remedy


It's the same ol' lonesome song
I'm singin' all night long

Hey porter, are we out of Tennessee?

Repeat Chorus


Every year I take a train
To Alabama in the rain

I get that lonesome feelin' in my bones

You know, I never get to Birmingham

You know, gettin' there ain't the plan
I just like the feel of goin' home


Repeat Chorus

On the train to Birmingham