Intro
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[Verse 1]
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Jan would climb up so high on the foul screen.
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down below I would yell to watch out.
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When we'd play Jan was always the winner,
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he was brave, never listened to me shout.
[Verse 2]
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Afternoons playin' ball by the old wall,
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hidin' outs and of course be the star.
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Kept my records in old looseleaf notebooks
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and today I, I think I still know where they are.
[Chorus 1]
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Oh, railroad days, railroad days, railroad days,
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when I was young, in my prime, on my way.
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When the rain never got in my way,
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oh, in my younger railroad days.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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Some nights, Drifters playin' on the hi-fi,
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talkin' 'bout girls or preposterous lies.
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Laughin hard, watchin' Soupy at eleven,
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skonkin' down, one of Mom's lemon pies.
[Verse 4]
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Ten o'clock, bringin' groceries from the market,
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singin' songs to the darkness of the night.
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Even sang the parts the instruments were playing,
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life was freer, dreams were really quite allright.
[Chorus 2]
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Oh, railroad days, railroad days, railroad days,
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when the sun seemed to smile on it's way.
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When the darkness was easier to play, yeah,
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oh, in my younger railroad days.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 5]
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Yesterday, I heard they shut the trains down,
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the ones than ran by the field where I would play.
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Said the folks want new and faster transportation,
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it's just like me, I'll be obsolete one day.
[End-Chorus] (Reprise Chorus 1)
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Oh, railroad days, railroad days, railroad days,
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when I was young, in my prime, on my way.
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When the rain never got in my way,
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oh, in my younger railroad days.
[Outro]
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