Just like the old home oh Lord I miss you so Do you remember when I hitchhiked down the road And I promised to return and kiss your button nose But the days have been long and the years have slowly grown So now I'm waiting for the train the train takes me Lord To the banks of that old mountain river bed back when I was yours I'd been rambling round world and felt I'd made my peace On the darkest days I kept thinking about you and me Then I heard from a friend that drunk and bastard man Had fallen asleep at the wheel and left you dead So now I'm waiting for the train the train takes me Lord To the banks of that old mountain river bed back when I was yours That morning I awoke and dressed to myself to go To the place that your name was etched there in the stone While I stood by the grave and read out loud your name Oh how I hated the world and missed your pretty face So now I'm waiting for the train the train takes me Lord To the banks of that old mountain river bed back when I was yours To the banks of that old mountain river bed back when I was yours