Released: June 1, 1972
Songwriter: Bernie Leadon Gene Clark
Producer: Glyn Johns
[Verse 1]
I lost ten points just for being in the right place
At exactly the wrong time
I looked right at the facts there, but I may as well
Have been completely blind
[Chorus 1]
So if you see me walking all alone
Don't look back, I'm just on my way back home
And there's a train, leaves here this morning
And I don't know what I might be on
[Verse 2]
She signed me to a contract
Baby said it would all be so life long
I looked around then for a reason
When there wasn't something more to blame it on
[Chorus 2]
But if time makes a difference while we're gone
Tell me now and I won't be hanging on
And there's a train, leaves here this morning
And I don't know what I might be on
[Verse 3]
"1320 North Columbus" was the address
That I wrote down on my sleeve
I don't know just what she wanted
It might have been that it was getting time to leave
[Chorus 3]
And I watched as the smoker passed it on
And I laughed when the joker said, "Lead on"
'Cause there's a train, leaves here this morning
And I don't know what I might be on
[Outro]
There's a train, leaves here this morning
And I don't know what I might be on
I lost ten points just for being in the right place
At exactly the wrong time
I looked right at the facts there, but I may as well
Have been completely blind
[Chorus 1]
So if you see me walking all alone
Don't look back, I'm just on my way back home
And there's a train, leaves here this morning
And I don't know what I might be on
[Verse 2]
She signed me to a contract
Baby said it would all be so life long
I looked around then for a reason
When there wasn't something more to blame it on
[Chorus 2]
But if time makes a difference while we're gone
Tell me now and I won't be hanging on
And there's a train, leaves here this morning
And I don't know what I might be on
[Verse 3]
"1320 North Columbus" was the address
That I wrote down on my sleeve
I don't know just what she wanted
It might have been that it was getting time to leave
[Chorus 3]
And I watched as the smoker passed it on
And I laughed when the joker said, "Lead on"
'Cause there's a train, leaves here this morning
And I don't know what I might be on
[Outro]
There's a train, leaves here this morning
And I don't know what I might be on
- Eagles (1972)
- Selected Works: 1972–1999 (2000)
- Hotel California
- Take It Easy
- Desperado
- One of These Nights
- Life in the Fast Lane
- Take It to the Limit
- New Kid in Town
- The Last Resort
- Lyin’ Eyes
- Wasted Time
- Tequila Sunrise
- Best of My Love
- Peaceful Easy Feeling
- Witchy Woman
- I Can’t Tell You Why
- Please Come Home for Christmas
- Already Gone
- The Long Run
- Doolin-Dalton
- Love Will Keep Us Alive
- Victim of Love
- Pretty Maids All in a Row
- Heartache Tonight
- The Heart of the Matter