[Verse 1]
Momma tried to make this house a home
Daddy drove a truck, somebody always told him where to go
We only saw him two times a week
Sometimes he needed days of sleep
But he was doing alright
They grew up poor, lived the best they could
Tried real hard, it didn't do no good
So I took off on my road
A different road than my daddy drove
I was doing alright

[Chorus]
Like a full steaming train, helping to lay my own track
Bring on the storms and the rain, ain't nothing holding me back
Can’t nothing tame this wild gypsy heart
I lie in my own way, I'm chasing shadows in the dark

[Verse 2]
My brother signed up, said "Yes Sir" to them stripes
War has colour all brainwashed in their pride
And he came back all tired and mean, good days too few and far between
He said he's doing alright

[Chorus]
Like a full steaming train, helping to lay my own track
Bring on the storms and the rain, ain't nothing holding me back
Can’t nothing tame this wild gypsy heart
I lie in my own way, I'm chasing shadows in the dark