Lyric discussion by docholiday767 

Cover art for Long Train Runnin' lyrics by Doobie Brothers, The

As a musician and guitar player myself, I've often wondered what Tom's intent was with these lyrics. In my humble opinion, I think that there was no underlying meaning to them. He just wrote them to satisfy the tempo of the melody line in the song. It's not the first time he did something like that. They make no sense: A train tied into love? Surely it isn't a reference to a indecent act! :^)

Song Meaning

@docholiday767 this song is about Miss Lucy being found dead along the tracks. Suicide. Miss loose , as he says. Lost her family, won't be coming back . Permanently.