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Daddy took a bullet from a scab in West Virginia
Mama took the family and she drove to Albuquerque
My sister took a job, got sent to fight across the border
My brother keeps my mama, her grief took half her mind
So I send them home some money from the odd jobs that I find
No one came knockinâ at my door with loving on their mind
The only knocks I ever got were of the hurting kind
So I keep on moving on down the line
One foot ahead of trouble
But troubleâs all this body ever finds
One step forward, two steps back
Trying to get across the railroad track
One step forward, two steps back
Trying to get across the railroad track
And thereâs a train a-cominâ, thereâs a train a-cominâ
Thereâs a train a-cominâ, I want to ride
Iâve seen the eyes of prison guards staring at my body
Iâve known the arms of strangers who left money on the table
Iâve stood for hours putting pears and apples into boxes
Iâm afraid to see my mama, I may lose half my mind
So I send them home some money from the odd jobs that I find
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