[Intro: Frantic acoustic slide guitar, heavy wooden foot stomp, loud wailing harmonica] [Verse 1: Urgent shouting male vocals, fast driving acoustic rhythm] Hear that whistle blowing low across the field! Same old sound that always knows how I feel! Train’s leaving town but I’m still stuck right here! Another night watching tail lights disappear! (Yeah!) [Chorus: High energy, frantic bottleneck slide, heavy foot stomp] Waiting on the whistle, Lord it’s calling me again! Waiting on the whistle, but I ain’t got the strength to go! It’s hauling all my yesterdays to somewhere I’ll never know! Just leaves me here with nothing but the echo! [Verse 2: Acoustic guitar rhythm intensifies, breathless delivery] Sat on these steps so many nights before! Smoke in my hand, bottle rolling on the floor! Every time that whistle blows it cuts me to the bone! Reminds me I’m still waiting for a train that won’t take me home! [Bridge: Stripped down to just heavy foot stomp and vocals, hollering] Could run down to the crossing… flag it down tonight! (Lord have mercy!) But I know by morning… I’d just be right back under this light! [Final Chorus: Explosive acoustic energy, guitar roaring back in] Waiting on the whistle… calling me again! Waiting on the whistle… I ain’t never gonna win! It’s rolling on without me till the morning comes! Just me… this empty platform… and what I’ve become! [Outro: Frantic acoustic guitar crescendo, wailing harmonica, abrupt sudden stop]
