The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Hey, you guys ready?
One, two, three, one, two, three
Train roll on, on down the line,
Won't you please take me far, far away.
Now I feel the wind blow, outside my door,
I'm leavin' my woman at home, oh yeah.
My baby's gone
Tuesday's gone with the wind,
My baby's gone, gone with that wind
Long Gone (Gary)
(Pepper)
And I don't know, oh, where I'm goin'.
I just want to be left alone.
When this train ends, I'll try again.
I'm leavin' my woman at home.
My baby's gone
Tuesday's gone with the wind. (oh yeah)
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on (Jean paul)
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on
Train roll on many miles from my home,
See I'm, I'm ridin' my blues, babe, blues away, yeah.
But Tuesday you see, oh, she had to be free.
Somehow I got to, to carry on.
My baby's gone.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind. (Tuesday's gone)
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on, train roll on
Ride on train, ride on train, ride on train
Train roll on, (train rolls on)
The train, it rolls on
Train rolls on (train rolls on)
Lord, I can't change (I can't change)
Lord, I can't change (I can't change)
Lord, I can't change
Lord, I can't change (I can't change)
Train roll on
Ride on train
I can't change
Train roll on
Ride on train
Lord, I can't change, no
I can't change
Ride on Train
Thanks Gar,(right on) thanks pop, thanks Pat, thanks Ger
Thank you Het
Thanks Les, thanks Fatso (thank you everyone)(that was nice)
Thank ya. thank ya, thank ya, thank ya everybody
(Hey, let's, let's do that again)
One, two, three, one, two, three
Train roll on, on down the line,
Won't you please take me far, far away.
Now I feel the wind blow, outside my door,
I'm leavin' my woman at home, oh yeah.
My baby's gone
Tuesday's gone with the wind,
My baby's gone, gone with that wind
Long Gone (Gary)
(Pepper)
And I don't know, oh, where I'm goin'.
I just want to be left alone.
When this train ends, I'll try again.
I'm leavin' my woman at home.
My baby's gone
Tuesday's gone with the wind. (oh yeah)
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on (Jean paul)
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on
Train roll on many miles from my home,
See I'm, I'm ridin' my blues, babe, blues away, yeah.
But Tuesday you see, oh, she had to be free.
Somehow I got to, to carry on.
My baby's gone.
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
Tuesday's gone with the wind. (Tuesday's gone)
Tuesday's gone with the wind.
My baby's gone, with the wind.
Train roll on, train roll on
Ride on train, ride on train, ride on train
Train roll on, (train rolls on)
The train, it rolls on
Train rolls on (train rolls on)
Lord, I can't change (I can't change)
Lord, I can't change (I can't change)
Lord, I can't change
Lord, I can't change (I can't change)
Train roll on
Ride on train
I can't change
Train roll on
Ride on train
Lord, I can't change, no
I can't change
Ride on Train
Thanks Gar,(right on) thanks pop, thanks Pat, thanks Ger
Thank you Het
Thanks Les, thanks Fatso (thank you everyone)(that was nice)
Thank ya. thank ya, thank ya, thank ya everybody
(Hey, let's, let's do that again)
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these songs to try and one up the bands that originally wrote them. They covered them out of respect, to honor the bands. That being said, I am a HUGE metallica fan but I think the original version of the song was better. Don't get me wrong though. I've definitely listened to the metallica version more. ;p