No matter what I say or do

You're never satisfied

I've tried to please you too many times

So I'm leaving you now goodbye

Ridin' on that midnight train

Lord my head's a hangin' low

These awful blues will follow me

Wherever I may go

Why on earth was I ever born?

I'll never understand

To fall in love with a girl like you

Who's in love with another man

Ridin' on that midnight train

Lord my head's a hangin' low

These awful blues will follow me

Wherever I may go

You broke a heart that trusted you

Why wasn't it made of stone?

You've left my world as black as night

And yet I must travel on

Ridin' on that midnight train

Lord my head's a hangin' low

These awful blues will follow me

Wherever I may go