| Song
Title: Hobo Soul (Malachi's Song)
Music by: D.M. Blackthorn
Lyrics by: D.M. Blackthorn
Meter / Style: 4/4 Train
Story: Hobo Soul (Malachi’s Song) was
written by D.M. Blackthorn, and is a tribute to a hobo he met once,
and the experience of hopping trains. Backup vocals by THAT Damned Band
and Jackie.
Lyrics:
It rides on the midnight rail
A sense that don’t never fail
It hides under the skin
when that long whistle blows, it kicks in
They say you can get anywhere
as long as you don’t care
where you’re going…
or when you get there
…just riding that lonesome rail
Get out when you gotta go
Get out and you gotta go
Get outta town, you gotta go
Get outta town, you gotta go
Get outta town, you gotta go
when you hear that lonesome whistle blow
when you hear that lonesome whistle blow
It’s a freedom that the wind brings
sends shivers up and down the spine
angels with rusty steel wings
rattle in our bones as we roll on down the line
It’s a place that never stands still
Where time don’t mean shit
As you leave the city behind
it’s a much different world you’ll find
…just riding on down the line
Get out when you gotta go
Get out and you gots to go
Get outta town, you gotta go
When you hear that lonesome whistle blow
When you hear that lonesome whistle blow
Its like you see the world’s worth savin’
And we see what’s hidden away from sight
We see it all from the shadows
in a boxcar passin’ by
And there are souls that forever change
once they hop up on those trains
And we call it the hobo soul
that pumps the blood through their veins
AA7 A A
‘cause they ain’t got much more reason
to stay alive…
…they just live to ride
Get out when you gotta go
Get out and you gots to go
Get outta town, you gotta go
when you hear that lonesome whistle blow
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