Midnight Train
Jonny Lang Lyrics

I was standin' at the station, ten to midnight in the rain
The singer was waiting at the train station at ten minutes to midnight while it was raining.

I was mindin' my own bus'ness, waiting for that midnight train
The singer was minding his own business while waiting for the midnight train.

Nobody in sight, starin' at my shoes, I took out my paper to find me some good news Mindin' my own bus'ness, when the ticket man calls my name Yeah, yeah, babe
The singer was alone, searching for good news in his paper when the ticket man suddenly called his name.

There ain't no midnight train There ain't no midnight train There ain't no midnight train Comin' down the line
The singer was disappointed to find out that there was no midnight train coming.

So I say, "If it ain't too much trouble, when's the local out of town?" His reply: "Two a.m." If I'm leavin' local-bound
The singer asked the ticket man about the local train and was told that it was leaving at two a.m. if he wanted to go local-bound.

I can catch it in forty minutes, if I want to grab the express But the local trains are hard to come by, this time of night, more or less Listen, said
The singer had the option to catch the express train or wait for the local train, which was harder to come by at that time of night.

There ain't no midnight train There ain't no midnight train There ain't no midnight train Comin' down the line
The singer repeated that there was no midnight train coming.

So I stood for forty minutes, it was raining and it was cold When the express rolled down the track, I did not care where it was gonna go Yeah, yeah
The singer stood in the rain and cold for forty minutes until the express train arrived, and he didn't care where it was going.

He said There ain't no midnight train There ain't no midnight train There ain't no midnight train Comin' down the line
The ticket man reiterated that there was no midnight train coming.