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Big Black Train

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[Verse 1]
I can hear it comin' from miles away
I can hear it comin' from miles away
I can hear it comin' from miles away
And I don't wanna get on board
I can hear it comin' on down the track
I can hear it comin' on down the track
I can hear it comin' on down the track
And I don't wanna get on board

[Chorus]
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna be no special rider
I don't wanna get on board
Big black train
Big black train
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train

[Verse 2]
Last time through it took me far away
Last time through it took me far away
Last time through it took me far away
I don't wanna get on board
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
And I don't wanna get on board

[Chorus]
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna be no special rider
I don't wanna get on board
Big black train
Big black train
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train

[Verse 3]
Gonna take me through the darkest night
Gonna take me through the darkest night
Gonna take me through the darkest night
And I don't wanna get on board
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
And I don't wanna get on board

[Chorus]
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna be no special rider
I don't wanna get on board
Big black train
Big black train
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train

[Outro]
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train

Submitted by

mellow_harsher On Apr 24, 2020

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[Verse 1]
I can hear it comin' from miles away
I can hear it comin' from miles away
I can hear it comin' from miles away
And I don't wanna get on board
I can hear it comin' on down the track
I can hear it comin' on down the track
I can hear it comin' on down the track
And I don't wanna get on board

[Chorus]
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna be no special rider
I don't wanna get on board
Big black train
Big black train
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train

[Verse 2]
Last time through it took me far away
Last time through it took me far away
Last time through it took me far away
I don't wanna get on board
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
And I don't wanna get on board

[Chorus]
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna be no special rider
I don't wanna get on board
Big black train
Big black train
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train

[Verse 3]
Gonna take me through the darkest night
Gonna take me through the darkest night
Gonna take me through the darkest night
And I don't wanna get on board
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
Didn't know if I was ever comin' back
And I don't wanna get on board

[Chorus]
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna get on board
I don't wanna be no special rider
I don't wanna get on board
Big black train
Big black train
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train

[Outro]
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train
I don't wanna get on board
That big black train

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2020-04-24 14:38:13

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