Last Train Home

By the Time I Get to Phoenix



Was the last song on your mind the day you left



You woke up in Nogales



With Tequila with her name across your chest







YouÔÇÖve stumbled through the morning



In these border touristsÔÇÖ dusty avenues



Singing EverydayÔÇÖs The Hurting Kind



And everyday you live, youÔÇÖre Born to Lose.







(chorus)



You missed the last train home



The whistle blew and now sheÔÇÖs gone



West Texas dust beneath your nails



YouÔÇÖre hammered down the heartbreak trail



And youÔÇÖve missed the last train home



That whistle blewÔÇŞsheÔÇÖs solid gone







Now, youÔÇÖre wandering El Paso



Searching for your broken heart and truth



She was all you ever had



And the only thing you ever had to lose







With a juke box playing Charlie Rich



YouÔÇÖre lining up your shots at half past noon



You threw your ring across the bar



And sang along to Good Time CharlieÔÇÖs Got the Blues







(chorus)







Now donÔÇÖt go to Tulsa where sheÔÇÖs bound



YouÔÇÖll end up six feet underground



Your ex-friend, CharlieÔÇÖs there abouts



He never missed the last train out







You missed the last train home



That whistle blewÔÇŞsheÔÇÖs solid gone







You missed the last train home



That whistle blewÔÇŞsheÔÇÖs solid gone