Now the night train is waitinâ"š¬â"ž¢ to take me away
And Iâ"š¬â"ž¢m still feelinâ"š¬â"ž¢ guilty cause youâ"š¬â"ž¢re wanting me to stay
Well I know, how I know, itâ"š¬â"ž¢s harder on you
But you said it yourself, thereâ"š¬â"ž¢s nothing else we could do.
When the wheels start turninâ"š¬â"ž¢, takinâ"š¬â"ž¢ me through the night
Out there in the darkness, thereâ"š¬â"ž¢s a star shininâ"š¬â"ž¢ bright
And it makes me feel better just to see it up there
I hope youâ"š¬â"ž¢re thinkinâ"š¬â"ž¢ about it, hope you know I still care.
So goodnight, yeah goodnight
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home
So goodnight, yeah goodnight
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home.
Now I know youâ"š¬â"ž¢ve been waiting, but Iâ"š¬â"ž¢ll be seeing you soon
Meanwhile I just lay here staring at the moon
And a light made of silver, through my window it creeps
And the train keeps on rollinâ"š¬â"ž¢, and it just rocks me to sleep.
So goodnight, yeah goodnight
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home
So goodnight, yeah goodnight
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home
So goodnight, yeah goodnight
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home.
So goodnight, yeah goodnight
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home.
Now from city to city, itâ"š¬â"ž¢s four hundred miles
And Iâ"š¬â"ž¢m bound to wake up every once in a while
And itâ"š¬â"ž¢s then that I call out to some higher power
And then Iâ"š¬â"ž¢ll go back to sleep cause Iâ"š¬â"ž¢ll be home in an hour.
So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight)
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight)
So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight)
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight)
So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight)
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight)
So goodnight (goodnight), yeah goodnight (goodnight)
Goodnight train is gonna carry me home (goodnight)
(fade)
Iâ"š¬â"ž¢m going home (ooooh) tonight...
Drums: Henry Spinetti
Bass Guitar: Gary Taylor
Keyboards: Tommy Eyre
Harmonica: Paul Jones
Fiddles: Graham Preskett
Steel Guitar: Brian Cole
Electric Guitar: Hugh Burns
Acoustic Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Tambourine: Hugh Murphy
Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
Backing Vocals: Rab Noakes / Roger Brown / John McBurnie / Vivian McAuliff / Gary Taylor