She used to be an ironhorse
Twenty years ago
Used to bring the mail to me

Through the ice and snow
I've sat alone and watched her
Steaming through the night

Ninety tons of thunder
Lighting up the sky


She was a princess of the night
I saw the writing on the wall
She was a princess of the night

I take a ride across the sky

Speeding, sparks like lightning

Engine working hard
Furnace on the foot plate
Shining in the night

Iron striking metal
The sound of racing steel
It's all I ever wanna hear

It's music to my ears

She was a princess of the night

I saw the writing on the wall
She was a princess of the night
I take a ride across the sky


She was a princess of the night
I saw the writing on the wall

She was a princess of the night
I take a ride across the sky


Ninety tons of thunder
Lighting up the sky
Steaming red hot pistons

See the wheels flash by
Hear the whistle blowing
Streaking down the track

If I ever had my way
I'd bring the princess back one day


She was a princess of the night
I saw the writing on the wall
She was a princess of the night

I take a ride across the sky
(sky, sky, sky)