[Verse]
I'm ridin' on this train
Drinkin' whiskey for the pain
Just another good ole boy goin' home
And every town I see
Seems to take a part of me
That's the price you pay when you roam

[Chorus]
Well, I cry when I have to
And I lie when I can
But I die a little slower
On the train to Birmingham

[Verse]
I got holes in both of my shoes
And a guitar full of blues
And a one-way ticket for my remedy
It's the same old lonesome song
I been singin' all night long
Hey Porter, are we out of Tennessee?

[Chorus]
Well, I cry when I have to
And I lie whеn I can
But I die a little slower
On thе train to Birmingham
[Verse]
Every year, I ride this train
To Alabama in the rain
When I get that lonesome feelin' in my bones
I never get to Birmingham
But gettin' there ain't the plan
I just like the feel of goin' home

[Chorus]
Well, I cry when I have to
And I lie when I can
But I die a little slower
On the train to Birmingham