Long Train Runnin'
The Doobie Brothers with Toby Keith and Huey Lewis Lyrics

Down around the corner, half a mile from here
We're somewhere close to a train track, possibly a little out of the way.

See them long trains run, and you watch them disappear
We're watching the trains go by, feeling a sense of loss as they disappear into the distance.

Without love, where would you be now
Love is a crucial element of our lives, and without it we wouldn't be where we are today.

Without lo-o-o-ove
Love is important, and we need to emphasize that fact.

You know I saw miss Lucy down along the tracks
We saw someone we knew down by the train tracks.

She lost her home and her family and she won't be coming back
This person we saw lost everything and won't be returning home.

Well the Illinois Central
This is a reference to a specific train line, the Illinois Central.

And the Southern Central Freight
Another reference to a specific train line, the Southern Central Freight.

Got to keep on pushin' mama
The trains need to keep moving forward, regardless of the obstacles in their way.

You know they're running late
The trains are behind schedule.

Well the pistons keep on turning
The engines are still running, even though they're struggling to keep up.

And the wheels go round and round
The wheels are still turning as well, keeping the train moving forward.

The steel rails are cold and hard
The tracks are unyielding, and the train has to stay on course despite the obstacles in its way.

For the miles that they go down
The train has a long journey ahead of it, and the tracks will take it a long way.

Mmm, got to get you, baby baby, won't you move it down?
We're getting pumped up and ready to move forward despite any obstacles in our way.

When the big train run
We're fired up and ready to go, just like a big train.

Gonna keep on movin'
We're going to keep moving forward, regardless of what comes our way.