Church of Level Track - Tim Barry

I was drunk as hell with a friend way back

Down by Scotts Addition off a mainline track

He said what was on his mind like I’d never heard it

Then in come this train called the 170

I heard it air up then felt it pull

They say that rain on the face cuts when you deserve it

And I sat and I thought

All that ain’t right is over for at least tonight

And if I die trying now I won’t die wondering

How life could have turned out

Well, that train hauled ass and made good time

Down past Rocky Mount on that old seaboard line

My friend just slept and I sat there silent

I had some whiskey and some smokes and time to think it all out

It made sense this whole heading south

Sometimes it’s best to slow your pace when you can’t control it

And I sat and I thought

All that ain’t right is over for at least tonight

And if I die trying now I won’t die wondering

How life could have turned out

Down in Jacksonville the train broke up

My legs were stiff I thought I’d walk it off

My friend faced west and mentioned Pensacola

I did the truck stop deal and preyed on four wheels

Sat on my bag and heard a jake brake scream

I saw my face in a window and I thought I know him

And I sat and I thought

Although it ain’t right I’m not heading home tonight

And if I die thinking right here, I won’t die wondering

How life could have turned out