I'm gonna ride that northern rail I'm gonna follow the lonesome trail To the place where my heartaches can fly And the midnight sky is a diamond veil On the northern rail There's nothing I own and nothing that I lack When you're runnin' away, you ain't gonna be lookin' back I never wanted it to end this way But there was no good reason to stay when the feelin' had Died So I'm gonna ride I'm gonna ride that northern rail I'm gonna follow the lonesome trail To the place where my heartaches can fly And the midnight sky is a diamond veil On the northern rail I'm lookin' for a reason why love can turn to rust He had a voice that was soft but his heart was as dry as dust He knew the highway was callin' me And that was enough to make him find another to bride So I'm gonna ride I'm lookin' for a place that I've never seen before And I'm ridin' this train to a wide and a lonesome shore I still don't know what I'm hopin' to find But I'm leavin' love behind on the morning tide So I'm gonna ride I'm gonna ride that northern rail I'm gonna follow the lonesome trail To the place where my heartaches can fly And the midnight sky is a diamond veil I'm gonna ride that northern rail I'm gonna follow the lonesome trail To the place where my heartaches can fly And the midnight sky is a diamond veil On the northern rail On the northern rail On the northern rail