I been hanging around here for plenty long enough
I been waiting for you, I been hanging tough
I talked you through your troubles, I talked you through all your anguished woe
But to me you've just been deaf and dumb and now it's time for me to go

I wish I had me a locomotive
I'd go rolling down the line
I'd blow my whistle long and clean
Oh my light would shine
I wish I had me an airplane
And I'd be up and flying
And that would give some poor fool cause to dream
Instead of lying alone and crying

I've been nursing whiskeys in a bar down by the tracks
Been talking to my good good friends, they tell me I should not look back
I been thinking long and hard about why I'm even in this town
I guess I thought I owed you something but girl you finally wore me down

I wish I had me a locomotive
I'd go rolling down the line
I'd blow my whistle long and clean
Oh my light would shine
I wish I had me an airplane
And I'd be up and flying
And that would give some poor fool cause to dream
Instead of lying alone and crying

Ain't no use to wonder why--I know, that's been sung before
Just don't bother calling after me when I go blowing past your door
I wish I could say I'll miss ya, I wish I could say I kissed ya
But at least now to all of your friends you get to say how I pissed you off

I wish I had me a locomotive
I'd go rolling down the line
I'd blow my whistle long and clean
Oh my light would shine
I wish I had me an airplane
And I'd be up and flying
And that would give some poor fool cause to dream
Instead of lying alone and crying