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I lost everything I had in the '29 flood
My barn was buried 'neath a mile of mud
Now all I've got left is the whistle and the steam
And my baby's leaving on the 2:19

Now there's a man there preaching 'bout hell and damnation
Bouncing off the walls of the Grand Central Station
Lord I treated her bad, I treated her mean
And now she's leaving on the 2:19

I said, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, I will remember you
Hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19

I lost the baby with the water, and the preacher stole the bride
Lord I sent her for a bottle, but when she came back inside
She didn't have my whiskey, she didn't have my gin
She had a hat full of feathers and a wicked little grin

On the train she gets smaller, as she gets farther away
The roar covers everything I wanted to say
Was that a raindrop or a tear in your eye?
Were you drying your nails or waving goodbye?

I said, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, I will remember you
Hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19

I lost everything I had in the '29 flood
My barn was buried 'neath a mile of mud
Now all I've got left is the whistle and the steam
And my baby's leaving on the 2:19

Now there's a man there preaching 'bout hell and damnation
Bouncing off the walls of the Grand Central Station
Lord I treated her bad, I treated her mean
And now she's leaving on the 2:19

I said, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, I will remember you
Hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19

I said, hey, I don't know what to do
Hey, I will remember you
Hey, I don't know what to do
My baby's leaving on the 2:19

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from Live From eTown Hall, released March 1, 2010
Written by Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan - Jalma Music (ASCAP)

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Attracted to bluegrass' power, simplicity, and honesty, Long Road Home focus on staying true to the tradition they find inspiring and meaningful. Each year more bands qualifying their brand of bluegrass with an adjective: “hard driving bluegrass”, “progressive bluegrass”, etc. Long Road Home is proud to just call themselves bluegrass. ... more

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