| Mama said, «Son, |
| Are you ever gonna stop your runnin'? |
| That sweet Julie Baker’d |
| Be a good homemaker |
| And she’s always had eyes for you.» |
| I said, «Mama, I know she’s a good girl, |
| But our dreams are not the same.» |
| Right track, wrong train. |
| I’ve plowed these fields |
| In the hot sun on the tractor, |
| Been covered in grease |
| From my head to my feet, |
| Turnin' wrenches and pumpin' gas. |
| I can’t seem to find my direction. |
| This town’s like a ball and chain. |
| Right track, wrong train. |
| I can hear that lonesome whistle blow |
| Somewhere in the night. |
| I’ve got to ride that big iron horse |
| Past the city limits sign. |
| I’ve gone as far as I can go, |
| There’s no one to blame. |
| Right track, wrong train. |
| When you’re torn between |
| A home and a dream, |
| Decisions are hard to make. |
| When you can’t be |
| What everyone wants you to be, |
| There’s chances that you’ve got to take. |
| I can hear that lonesome whistle blow |
| Somewhere in the night. |
| I’ve got to ride that big iron horse |
| Past the city limits sign. |
| I’ve gone as far as I can go, |
| There’s no one to blame. |
| Right track, wrong train. |
| Right track, wrong train. |
| Mama said, «Son, |
| Are you ever gonna stop your runnin'?» |