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Catch That Train

by Michael Hunton

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1.
Well I been bound to ramble Lord I be movin on Yea I been bound to ramble Right through that setting sun By the time I stop moving Lord I’ll be dead and gone Well I been bound for trouble Can’t take no easy road Man I been seeing double Can’t no one take my load Well this weight on my shoulder Is all I know of home Through these towns I travel Ain’t no one knows my name Walk these streets of gravel Ain’t no one feels my pain I never been been so lonely Out in the pouring rain Six days I been walking can’t feel my legs no more and to myself I’m talking I’m broken to the core But I know i’ll meet my Savior when I reach that golden shore Well I been bound to ramble Lord I be movin on Yea I been bound to ramble Right through that setting sun By the time I stop moving Lord I’ll be dead and gone
2.
Hey Mister 03:03
Hey Mister play that song I been bound for Philly man I’m heading all night long Gotta find me some money gotta get me on that midnight train I been feeling down, gotta see my baby again Hey mister play that tune I been bound for Tennessee I miss that mountain moon Through hills of west Virginia gonna find me on that boxcar cab Lord I miss my honey bee with every town I pass Well I don’t know why she left me All I know is that I’m all alone And I’m stuck here in this station With her memory to sing along So hey mister play that note I been bound for New Orleans along that southern coast Gonna ride through Mississippi, after passing through old Alabam Lord I miss my honey bad as I wander cross this land Well I’m sitting on this bench And I’m waiting for that whistle to blow And my mind it’s a wandering But there’s something that I surely know Well hey mister play that chord The sound of that guitar’s got me singing lordy lord Gonna get to California and up to Oregon When this train starts a rolling lord, my baby’s long, long gone
3.
Yesterday I’m gone from Virginia Yesterday’s been gone for a while And I’m not sure what I’m looking for But I been traveling these miles She said she’d send me a letter She said she’d write me everyday She said our love would last forever She threw our love away So I’m headin up to New York City Maybe I’ll make it for the dawn I’m headin north to find a new way I gotta keep moving on On up that east coast line To a place I can ease my mind i’m heading far from these troubled days leaving these hard times behind Well Elizabeth is bright tonight See all those lights shining true And I’m heading up north on the Jersey turnpike Leavin these Shenandoah blues Maybe I’ll find me a woman Maybe I’ll wind up alone Maybe I’ll find what I’m looking for Maybe I’ll find me a home So I’m headin up to New York City Maybe I’ll make it for the dawn I’m headin north to find a new way I gotta keep moving on On up that east coast line To a place I can ease my mind i’m heading far from these troubled days leaving these hard times behind So Virginia’s gone tonight Virginia’s been gone for a while And I’m staring down the sunset in a brand new town Leavin these heartaches in style So I’m headin up to New York City Maybe I’ll make it for the dawn I’m headin north to find a new way I gotta keep moving on On up that east coast line To a place I can ease my mind i’m heading far from these troubled days leaving these hard times behind
4.
I went down to the riverside And I washed my blues away Cause every day since you been gone Well it’s just another day I don’t know I thought I knew I thought you were here to stay Now everyday since you been gone Well it’s just another day Little baby, ever since you been gone Little honey, I been travelin on I went down to the riverside And I washed my blues away Cause every day since you been gone Well it’s just another day Girl you left me in the cold And honey I must confess Now I’m here all by myself and I’m just a shivering mess Well days go by, and by and by, And all I do is stare. Nothing more to think about and honey Nothing more to care. Little baby, ever since you been gone Little honey, I been travelin on So I went down to the riverside And I washed my blues away Cause every day since you been gone Well it’s just another day
5.
Lord oh Lord, I’m gonna catch that midnight train Lord oh Lord, I’m gonna catch that midnight train I’ll be gone tomorrow never coming back again Oh lord, gonna catch that midnight train My shoes got leaving on their mind These shoes got leaving on their mind Gonna walk this city and leave it all behind My shoes got leaving on their mind Gonna leave this city in the dust Gonna leave this city in the dust Gonna leave this city of weathered steel and rust Gonna leave this city in the dust There’s a cold wind blowing down your door There’s a cold wind blowing down your door There’s a cold wind blowing don’t know what it has in store Theres a cold wind blowing down your door Gonna ride into that starry night Gonna ride into that starry night That moon is calling so be my guiding light Gonna ride into that starry night This train’s gonna take me far away This train’s gonna take me far away Far from these troubles and far from yesterday This train’s gonna take me far away Lord oh Lord, gonna catch that midnight train Lord, I’m gonna catch that midnight train I’ll be gone tomorrow never coming back again Lord, I’m gonna catch that midnight train Lord oh Lord, gonna catch that midnight train
6.
Well I’m leaving town now I am leaving home Gonna leave this place I used to call my own Gonna leave this city gotta catch that train Gotta leave this place I gotta leave today Gotta leave my job I gotta leave my wife Gotta leave my worries leave it all behind Well that devil’s got me and he’s twisting me Walking down that street I gotta leave it be But my mind is racing man its off the track It’s like a locomotive that ain’t coming back So I steal some sunshine from the afternoon But that rain’s a comin gonna be here soon Well I got my guitar and I got my hat Gonna leave this city in ten seconds flat Gonna hitch that rail I’m gonna hop that line Gonna leave this city leave it all behind Cause that devil’s got me and he’s gaining ground So I keep on moving never slowing down So I took that subway man I caught that cab But now I’m still running and I’m running fast So I hopped that train and then I headed east Gonna reach that ocean gonna set me free But that Long Island Railroad’s just a big dead end It’s gonna take me back to where it all began, come on Now I’m running down these old New York streets And that concrete sidewalk moves beneath my feet But I’m getting tired and I’m moving slow But there’s nowhere to hide and nowhere to go So I take my hat off and I put down my case And I greet that devil with a smile on my face Well now all I have is what I think I know What my momma told me when I was 8 years old That there’s joy above and that there’s hell below And if that devil gets you then you sell your soul But now all them warning’s just a waste of time Cause that devil’s got me and honey – I don’t mind!
7.
By the River 03:00
Lord i’m traveling low I got to find my way down road And you can find me by the river tonight With a beatin’ in my soul You might find me in the mountains You might find me near the creek You might find me where that river flows Where the water’s running deep And you might see me running But you’ll never see me stay Cause the road is long and my troubles deep I need to run these blues away But that melody is calling And I’ll be there before long Well there’s a smokestack burning from the devil’s den That can never do you wrong Lord i’m traveling low I got to find my way down road And you can find me by the river tonight With a beatin’ in my soul You might find me near the fire You might find me near the band Cause music’s gonna heal your soul Better than any medicine man And you can hear those drums a drummin You can play your tambourine You can sing your heartstrings into the night And you can wash your worries clean And that fire burns inside you And you can feel it come alive And you feel that beat down into your toes Let the spirits roam the night Lord i’m traveling low I got to find my way down road And you can find me by the river tonight With a beatin’ in my soul Well in the morning I’ll be walking In the morning I’ll be gone But when that evening falls by the riverbed You’re gotta hear that devil’s song Lord i’m traveling low I got to find my way down road And there’s a fire by the river tonight You gotta hear that devil’s call
8.
Hear that train rollin down the tracks Hear it coming now to take me back oh baby Waiting on the platform honey all night long Rolling steel, come carry me home Hear that whistle blowing down the line Station clock tower says its right on time oh baby Grab my bags and kiss the city goodbye Rolling steel, come carry me home This train is bound to sweep my blues away Lift me up unto to a better day Carry me home back to where I belong And so its time I’m movin on See that locomotive pullin hard See it pullin right into that yard oh baby See those doors they open wide for me Rolling steel, come carry me home Rolling steel, come carry me home This train is bound to sweep my blues away Lift me up unto to a better day Carry me home back to where I belong And so its time I’m movin on Feel that engine pullin me away Take me up high up where those angels play oh baby High up in the clouds up to my resting place Rolling steel, come carry me home Rolling steel, come carry me home
9.
Move On 04:12
Move on honey now Move on down that road Move on honey now Move on wherever you go Well them boys on the corner said they don’t know where to go Move on baby now Move on that big jet plane Move on baby now Take me back from where I came Well the pilot on the speaker says he don’t know where to go Well I’m movin Movin on down that road Yea I’m movin Don’t know where to go Well I’m gone - gonna find my way Lord, I’ll fly to Mississippi on that midnight train Well I’m movin all over town on that road Move on buddy now Move on that big city bus Move on buddy now Don’t ever make no fuss Well that bus driver told me that he don’t where to go Well I’m movin Movin on down that road Yea I’m movin Don’t know where to go Well I’m gone - gonna find my way Lord, I’ll fly to Mississippi on that midnight train Well I’m movin all over town on that road Move on busker boy Move on down that street Move on busker boy Gotta keep that sidewalk clean Well that big city cop he said he don’t know where to go And I asked that street sweeper said he don’t know where to go Well I’m movin Movin on down that road Yea I’m movin Don’t know where to go Well I’m gone - gonna find my way Lord, I’ll fly to Mississippi on that midnight train Well I’m movin all over town on that road
10.
Pensacola 02:47
Oh Lord, gonna leave this place Yea my shoes are shining I packed my suitcase I’m heading down to Pensacola, gonna fly them aeroplanes Winter winds blowing through my window Hear them strings a howling on my car radio i’m heading down to Pensacola, gonna fly them aeroplanes Lord, tonight my spirits are flying high Gonna sail right through that starlit sky Got my bags and my blues in the back Well I’m leaving this town ain’t never turning back I’m heading down to Pensacola, gonna fly them aeroplanes Lord, tonight my spirits are flying high Gonna sail right through that starlit sky Hotel blues but that sun it does shine When I turn on that engine in that new morning light I’m heading down to Pensacola, gonna fly them aeroplanes
11.
When the morning comes And the light shines through the window As it wakes you up And your eyes are sewn together But they open up And you turn to see your lover But all that’s there is an empty place Where someone used to be In that evening sun When the day is done and all your worried Memories gone And you settle down inside to put that Kettle on And you look into the mirror But all that’s there is an empty face Where someone used to be But that sun no longer shines on this house And I feel like a stranger in this town And I’m not sure how I’m really supposed to feel All I know is that this emptiness is real So these midnight walks Seem to help me when the spirits in the Night do talk And the streetlights flicker on in front of Our old porch And I look inside the door But all that’s there is an empty chair Where someone used to be But that sun no longer shines on this house And I feel like a stranger in this town And I’m not sure how I’m really supposed to feel All I know is that this loneliness is real I hear the morning birds Cause I didn’t sleep a wink last night with All this stuff And I know I must be moving on Although it’s tough Then I roll over to hold you But all that’s there is an empty space Where someone used to be
12.
I been travelin’ lone Somedays high and somedays low Wreck my mind and rest my soul Where I lay me I don’t know Well it’s been so long since I been home Can’t quite remember what I’m looking for Lost my heart, lost my soul What I had left is headed for the door Well all my days go by I seen trouble and I seen lie Some they stay, and some they go I’ll meet you further down the road Movin on the road ahead Grab my bags and I go walkin down Sun goes down, I light a cig, to pass some time Then I head out into town When I get up in the morning Lord knows I’ll leave that girl before we settle down I been travelin’ lone Somedays high and somedays low Wreck my mind and rest my soul Where I lay me I don’t know Well all my days go by I seen trouble and I seen lie Some they stay, and some they go I’ll meet you further down the road I been travelin’ lone Somedays high and somedays low Wreck my mind and rest my soul Where I lay me I don’t know Well all my days go by I seen trouble and I seen lie Some they stay, and some they go I’ll meet you further down the road

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Raw fingerpicking, strong harmonies, slide accents - this album is for the traveler, the nomad, the journeyman - the sound is cut to its core - instrument, vocals, and soul.

www.michaelhuntonmusic.com

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released January 3, 2016

- Recorded and mixed in New Haven, CT
- Inspired by Josh Druckman at Outlier Inn Recording, Woodridge, NY
- Mastered by Brian iele at Santa Cecilia Sound, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Album art and design by Brittany Skar
- Photography by Chris Randall
- (c) 2015 Michael Hunton

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