Well I just came down from Chippewa
Aku baru saja turun dari Chippewa
I had a station wagon and a hundred dollars
Aku punya mobil wagon dan seratus dolar
I was thinkin' about the girl I’d lost a year before
Aku memikirkan tentang gadis yang hilang setahun yang lalu
I hadn't seen her for some time
Aku sudah lama tidak melihatnya
I thought that I might go on by
Kupikir aku bisa terus melanjutkan
When your memory came floodin' in
Tapi kenanganmu datang menyerbu
And you closed that door
Dan kau menutup pintu itu

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Wish I was a freight train baby
Andai aku jadi kereta barang, sayang
Wish I was a diesel locomotive
Andai aku jadi lokomotif diesel
I'd come whistlin' down your track
Aku akan meluncur melintasi jalurmu
Crashin' in your door
Menghantam pintumu
Wish I was a freight train baby
Andai aku jadi kereta barang, sayang
Wish I didn't have a heart
Andai aku tidak punya hati
And you'd need a shovel for the coal
Dan kau perlu sekop untuk batubara
Just to get me started
Hanya untuk memulainya
Wish I was a freight train baby
Andai aku jadi kereta barang, sayang
Wish I was a freight train
Andai aku jadi kereta barang

Well every time I talk to you
Setiap kali aku bicara denganmu
And I hear your jealous lies
Dan mendengar kebohonganmu yang penuh cemburu
I feel like I've been left abandoned
Aku merasa seperti ditinggalkan
On some old railway side
Di sisi rel kereta tua
And every time I hear your voice
Dan setiap kali aku mendengar suaramu
My water just gets cold
Airku jadi dingin
My stoker will not stoke
Mesinku tidak mau berfungsi
And my boiler will not boil
Dan ketelku tidak mau mendidih

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Well every time I fell behind
Setiap kali aku tertinggal
And I could not get ahead
Dan tidak bisa maju
I wish someone would pull the lever
Andai ada yang menarik tuasnya
And give me a little sand
Dan memberiku sedikit pasir
And every time I slip behind
Dan setiap kali aku tergelincir kembali
Even further back
Semakin jauh ke belakang
I wish some switchman would come out of the fog
Andai ada petugas jalur yang muncul dari kabut
And change my track
Dan mengubah jalurku

Wish I was a freight train baby
Andai aku jadi kereta barang, sayang
Wish I was a diesel locomotive
Andai aku jadi lokomotif diesel
I'd come whistlin' down your track
Aku akan meluncur melintasi jalurmu
Crashin' in your door
Menghantam pintumu
Wish I was a freight train baby
Andai aku jadi kereta barang, sayang
Wish I didn't have a heart
Andai aku tidak punya hati
And you'd need a shovel for the coal
Dan kau perlu sekop untuk batubara
Just to get me started
Hanya untuk memulainya
Wish I was a freight train baby
Andai aku jadi kereta barang, sayang
Wish I was a freight train . . .
Andai aku jadi kereta barang . . .