[Verse 1] Tracks hum low like a warning sign, Steel‑to‑steel through a restless mind. Headlights cut through a paper moon, Shadow runs ahead, says you’ll be here soon. But the air tastes cold and the night feels wired, I’m chasing smoke on a line that’s tired. --- [Chorus] Midnight freight don’t slow for the fallen, Keeps on rollin’ when the night comes callin’. Carry my sins down the black‑eyed line, Leave my ghost at the crossing sign. --- [Verse 2] I’ve thrown my voice down the steel‑spun miles, Heard it come back in a stranger’s smile. Every whistle blows like a hymn half‑sung, Pulls on the heart where the old grief’s hung. And the ground shakes hard like it knows my name, But it’s just that train playin’ the same old game. --- [Chorus] Midnight freight don’t slow for the fallen, Keeps on rollin’ when the night comes callin’. Carry my sins down the black‑eyed line, Leave my ghost at the crossing sign. --- [Bridge] Some rides take you where you mean to go, Some just circle ‘round the things you know. But I’m strapped to the rail ‘til the day I learn, You can’t change course ‘til you let it burn. --- [Verse 3] Now the ties click loud like a countdown clock, Every mile laid down is another I’ve lost. But the dark holds tight to the road ahead, And I ride like the living, chased by the dead. When the dawn breaks red, I’ll be halfway gone, But the hum of the freight will keep draggin’ me on. --- [Final Chorus] Midnight freight don’t slow for the fallen, Keeps on rollin’ when the night comes callin’. Carry my sins down the black‑eyed line, Leave my ghost at the crossing sign. --- [Outro] Steel fades out to a whisper low… But the sound in my bones still says “go.”
