A Train Not Running

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Del McCoury

Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939 in York, Pennsylvania) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band, he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury, who play mandolin and banjo respectively. In June 2010, he received a National Heritage Fellowship lifetime achievement award from the National Endowment for the Arts and in 2011 he was elected into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame. more »

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2008

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The sound of a train not running 
Has been keeping me awake 
The Westmore land mine ain't run much coal 
Since back in '88 
Got on at the sawmill 
But I've got to find a better way 
Or the sound of a train not running 
Is gonna carry me away 

[Chorus]
And every time you look at me, Mary 
I want to tell you someday 
We'll leave the sound of a train not running 
A thousand miles away 

I don't want to risk my freedom 
Growing crops on company land 
But it'd be a damned sight better 
Than a government check in my hand 
I used to bring home good money 
You used to drive a decent car 
But now we go to town on Saturday 
It seems a little too far

[Chorus]

Now some nights when our baby cries 
I feel a twinge of fear 
When the sound of a train not running 
Is the only thing I hear 

[Chorus]

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