[VERSE 1] I was seventeen when I first heard the whistle cry Daddy’s boots were worn, Mama wiped the steel from her eyes I took a job at the mill just like the old man did Six days of blackened lungs and fire in the skin Lunchbox rusted, coat stained with sweat and coal Every clock punch feels like a piece of your soul But I count the hours by the sound of your name And I ride the rails like they’re burnin’ with flame [PRE-CHORUS 1] You keep the porch light lit like a prayer in the storm And your red dress waitin’ like a promise I swore Friday night’s a bullet through the black and the cold And I’m headin' straight for the only thing I know [CHORUS] I'm on the last train home, rollin’ out through the dark (On the last train home...) With the beat of the wheels bangin’ time on my heart (Yeah.. I'm on the last train home...) Through the towns and the fields, over rivers and chrome Baby I’m comin’ back, comin’ back — On the last train home (On the last train home...) [VERSE 2] There's a photo in my locker, you and me at the fair Cotton candy in your hair, sun still caught in the air That summer we swore we’d never fade or fall Now I’m holdin' on through machines and steel walls I see your face in the window of every car Every stranger's voice sounds like you from afar This job breaks your back but it don’t touch my flame ‘Cause love like yours keeps calling my name [PRE-CHORUS 2] You got the kettle on, and the door unlocked Bare feet on wood, I hear the hallway clock Girl, that porch swing’s waitin’ in the late July heat And I got fire in my chest, thunder in my feet [CHORUS] I'm on the last train home, burnin’ straight through the night (On the last train home) With your heartbeat echo in the rhythm of flight Through the silence and smoke, past the lines I’ve known (Yeah... I'm on the last train home...) Baby I’m comin’ back, comin’ back — On the last train home (On the last train home...) [HOOK] Last train home — Yeah, I'm ridin' it back to you Last train home — Where the love cuts clean and true Last train hoooome… This soul's just passin' through And every mile I burn, I’m burnin’ home to you [BRIDGE] There’s men like me in every town Who work the bones just to not drown But when the whistle blows and the city fades We chase down dreams we never gave We ain’t made for silver, we ain’t built for gold But we bleed for love, and we hold what holds So baby wait for me like you always do This train’s runnin’ hot, and it’s runnin’ to you [CHORUS] I'm on the last train home, can you hear the sound? (On the last train home ..) Of a thousand hearts beatin’ underground (Yeah... I'm on the last train home...) Through the thunder and tears, through the flesh and bone I’m alive, I’m yours — On the last train home (On the last train home...) I'm on the last train home, rollin’ out through the dark (On the last train home...) With the beat of the wheels bangin’ time on my heart (Yeah.. I'm on the last train home...) Through the towns and the fields, over rivers and chrome Baby I’m comin’ back, comin’ back — On the last train home (On the last train home...) Last train home — Yeah, I'm ridin' it back to you Last train home — With the sky cut deep and blue Last train hoooome… Where the lights all lead to you Baby I swear it’s true… I’d ride this steel through hell for you One more mile… one more ride… This train rolls on, but the pain wont hide…
