I remember the days of growing up
When we were young and wild and free
With mama and daddy watchin' over us
I remember they told me
Keep your back to the darkness of this world
Always know your own heart, son
Tell us, what will you do with your life
Oh, when all is said and done
And every night, I'd hear the thunder
Of the rollin' midnight train
And I'd hear that lonesome whistle blow
Callin' out my name
I remember the day I met my girl
When she was all of seventeen
Dancin' like an angel
To a love song serenade
I'd take her ridin' in my daddy's car
We'd go deep into those fields
And share the secrets of our youth
That no darkness could conceal
And every night, we'd hear the thunder
Of the rollin' midnight train
And I'd hold her close and swear our love
Could never fade away, oh, yeah
Now Barry Glenn, he was my best friend
Through those reckless summer days
And we rode our bikes to the riverside
And wished our lives away
When he was eighteen, he joined the Marines
But he was too wild to be tamed
Yeah, he survived and came back alive
But we were never were the same, oh, no
Now I'm a man and I understand
What it means to be alone
But I spend my nights with my own June bride
Got a love that's carved in stone
So keep your back to the darkness of this world
Always know your own heart, son
Remember who you are and who you were
And where is that you come from
Yeah, and I still hear the thunder
Of the distant midnight train
It's rumblin' down those phantom rails
Of my memory
Yeah, I still hear the thunder
Oh, of a rollin' midnight train
And I'd hear that lonesome whistle blow
Callin' out my name
To roll me home
Roll me on down that line
Roll me home, roll me on down that line
[00:22.26]I remember the days of growing up
[00:27.14]When we were young and wild and free
[00:32.82]With mama and daddy watchin' over us
[00:37.70]I remember they told me
[00:42.86]Keep your back to the darkness of this world
[00:48.09]Always know your own heart, son
[00:53.21]Tell us, what will you do with your life
[00:58.65]Oh, when all is said and done
[01:04.30]And every night, I'd hear the thunder
[01:09.42]Of the rollin' midnight train
[01:14.58]And I'd hear that lonesome whistle blow
[01:20.64]Callin' out my name
[01:36.36]I remember the day I met my girl
[01:41.10]When she was all of seventeen
[01:47.13]Dancin' like an angel
[01:51.53]To a love song serenade
[01:56.92]I'd take her ridin' in my daddy's car
[02:02.15]We'd go deep into those fields
[02:08.04]And share the secrets of our youth
[02:12.81]That no darkness could conceal
[02:18.14]And every night, we'd hear the thunder
[02:23.36]Of the rollin' midnight train
[02:28.94]And I'd hold her close and swear our love
[02:34.23]Could never fade away, oh, yeah
[03:01.00]Now Barry Glenn, he was my best friend
[03:05.68]Through those reckless summer days
[03:11.04]And we rode our bikes to the riverside
[03:16.24]And wished our lives away
[03:21.60]When he was eighteen, he joined the Marines
[03:26.93]But he was too wild to be tamed
[03:32.09]Yeah, he survived and came back alive
[03:38.29]But we were never were the same, oh, no
[03:46.37]Now I'm a man and I understand
[03:51.07]What it means to be alone
[03:56.02]But I spend my nights with my own June bride
[04:01.49]Got a love that's carved in stone
[04:06.40]So keep your back to the darkness of this world
[04:11.80]Always know your own heart, son
[04:17.13]Remember who you are and who you were
[04:22.78]And where is that you come from
[04:28.52]Yeah, and I still hear the thunder
[04:33.29]Of the distant midnight train
[04:39.00]It's rumblin' down those phantom rails
[04:44.72]Of my memory
[04:49.53]Yeah, I still hear the thunder
[04:54.17]Oh, of a rollin' midnight train
[05:00.13]And I'd hear that lonesome whistle blow
[05:05.60]Callin' out my name
[05:09.92]To roll me home
[05:14.94]Roll me on down that line
[05:20.55]Roll me home, roll me on down that line
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