Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Lyrics:

When you sing a song, you know, it's always the same
You just breathe a word, and it's a burning flame
You just smile at me and I forget my name
I don't stand a chance against this old freight train

The strongest part of the tallest tree
Is the part that falls, it's the smallest seed
That's a lot like love, and that's a lot like pain
And I don't stand a chance against this old freight train

Chorus:
When the freight train rolls, you can feel the ground shaking
When the great train rolls, there's only one road taken
I've been hit hard, and I've been hit clean,
And there's no doubt just what this means

And I need some assistance—what did I do that's wrong?
If I lose my nerve, then the rest of me's gone
There's no one to call and no one to blame
But I don't stand a chance against this old freight train

(Chorus)

This is a third-rate con trying to make an excuse
This is a priest in his collar trying not to cut loose
It's an old dollar bill in a hurricane
And I don't stand a chance against this old freight train