Ridin' on this train Drinkin' whiskey for my pain 'Nother good ol' boy goin' home And every town I see Wants to take a part of me That's the price that you pay When you roam Chorus: And I cry when I have to And I lie when I can Oh, but I die a little slower On the train to Birmingham I walk with holes in both my shoes Got a guitar full of blues One way ticket for my remedy It's the same ol' lonesome song I'm singin' all night long Hey porter, are we out of Tennessee? Repeat Chorus Every year I take a train To Alabama in the rain I get that lonesome feelin' in my bones You know, I never get to Birmingham You know, gettin' there ain't the plan I just like the feel of goin' home Repeat Chorus On the train to Birmingham