outside my hotel window, my eyes they spy the rails
while lost in the horizon, the mystic balley trail
southwestern transportation tighten up the cotton belt

those santa fe steamers, hot 'nuff to make me melt
give me a big train... a big train rollin' all night long
put me on the track that will take me back to you

give me a big train.. big train' rollin' - loco mo
got some loco motion
got some loco mo

got some loco motives I'm dyin' to try on you
boring days... frantic nights
sittin' round waitin' for delayed flights

meters runnin' in brand new shoes
sordid rhythms rockin' black and blues
hometown drama, highway trauma

phone bill's got at least one comma
achin' skull at the end of my rope
give me some money, send me some hope

give me a big train... all night long
put me on the track that will take me back to you


give me a big train.. big train' rollin' - loco mo
got some loco motion
got some loco mo

got some loco motives I'm dyin' to try on you
steel wheel's singin' such a lonesome song
engines whinin' been gone too long

boiler burnin' - 'bout to burst
like a drownin' man, I'm dyin' of thirst
when you hear the whistle moan

means the southern pacific is bringing me home
hey girl, get your new dress on
big train's rollin' in at dawn

oh baby don't you cry no more
big train's a rollin' up to your door
give me a big train... a big train rollin' all night long

put me on the track that will take me back to you
give me a big train.. big train' rollin' - loco mo
got some loco motion

got some loco mo
got some loco motives I'm dyin' to try on you