All around the water tank 
Waitin' for a train 
I'm a thousand miles away from home 
Sleeping in the rain 

I walked up to a brakeman 
Just to make a line of talk 
He said, "Son if you've got money" 
"I'll see that you don't walk" 

Well, I haven't got a nickel 
Not a penny can I show 
Well, get off, get off, you railroad bum 
He slammed the boxcar door 

Well, he put me off in Texas 
A state I dearly love 
Wide open spaces all around me, Lord 
The moon and stars above 

My pocketbook is empty 
My old heart is filled with pain 
I'm a thousand miles away from home 
And I'm waitin' for a train