> I'm just a rider, rider on a rail
I'm just a rider on a rail
Where's this train going? Fuck if I can tell
I'm just a rider on a rail
Don't ask the captain, please, to tell you what's the reason
'Cause I'm sure he's long forgotten
The days when he was young and he carried by the ton your corn and coal and cotton
I'm just a rider, a rider on a rail
I'm just a rider on a rail
Where's this train going? Far as I can tell
But I'm just a rider on a rail
Now stand in your place, and don't look in my face
'Cause I'll do for you no favor
No sense of remorse, we'll stay our plotted course
From this, we will not waver, no!
If you want my reasons for just why I joined the war
Well I'll tell you why, I had to
When they tell you "Son, stand straight and take this gun"
They also point one at you
I'm just a rider, a rider on a rail
I'm just a rider on a rail
Where's this train going? Probably straight to hell
But I'm just a rider on a rail
You can call me captain
You can call me what you will
But I'm just a rider on a rail
I'm just a rider on a rail