Hey Johnny, I wanna say, "Hi," and I'm sorry we can't be there, but that's just the way it is
I wanna sing you one of your songs about trains
I used to sing this song before I ever wrote a song
And I also wanna thank you for standing up for me way back when

Train of love is a comin', big black wheels are hummin'
People waitin' at the station, happy hearts are drummin'
Train men tell me maybe, ain't she got my baby?

Ever so often, everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
Everybody's baby but mine's coming home

Now stop your whistle blowin' 'cause I've got ways of knowin'
You're bringin' other people's lovers, but my own keeps goin'
Train of love deceivin', when she's not gone, she's leavin'

Ever so often, everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
Everybody's baby but mine's coming home

Train of love, now hasten, sweethearts standin' and waitin'
Here and there and everywhere, there's gonna be embracin'
Train men tell me maybe, ain't she got my baby?

Ever so often everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
Everybody's baby but mine's coming home
Train of love is leavin', leavin' my heart grievin'
But early or late I sit and wait because I'm still believin'
We'll walk away together, though I may wait forever

Ever so often, everybody's baby gets the urge to roam
Everybody's baby but mine's coming home