Sixteen miles from Arkadelphia
right near the Texas border
Traffic was stopped at a railway line
I took it to the shoulder
I stoked the pedal, I put it to the metal
I shook the gravel loose
Traffic was stopped but I was happy
with a glimpse of the caboose

'Cause I like trains
I like fast trains
I like trains
Call out through the rain
I like trains
I like sad trains
I like trains
That whisper your name

I was born on a Greyhound bus
my mama was a diesel engine
They tried to put me behind the wheel
but I wouldn't let them
You should've seen the look in their eyes
and how it turned to tears
When I finally told them
I wanna be an engineer

'Cause I like trains
I like fast trains
I like trains
Call out through the rain
I like trains
I like sad trains
I like trains
That whisper your name

Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ah

I like trains
I like fast trains
I like trains
Call out through the rain
I like trains
I like sad trains
I like trains
That whisper your name