Got a one way ticket and a suitcase full of fire
Running down the track clinging to a live wire
Hear the steam pipes screaming
Feel the iron wheels grind
Leaving all my troubles and the devil far behind
I'm riding on that hellbound engine
Burning up the track got a furnace in my chest and I ain't looking back
Hear the whistle blowing through the middle of the night
Keep this train rolling 'til the morning light
The conductor's got a grin that'll freeze your very bones
But I'm shovel-feeding coal to a rhythm of my own
Let the tracks turn red
Let the midnight wind howl
Ain't no ghost in the valley gonna steal my power
I'm riding on that hellbound engine
Burning up the track got a furnace in my chest and I ain't looking back
Hear the whistle blowing through the middle of the night
Keep this train rolling 'til the morning light
The pressure is rising
The engine starts to shake
I threw away the shovel and I cut the damn brake
Let it roll
I'm riding on that hellbound engine
Burning up the track got a furnace in my chest and I ain't looking back
Hear the whistle blowing through the middle of the night
Keep this train rolling 'til the morning light
Hear that whistle blow
Hellbound engine
Keep it rolling