Rider

I'm just a rider
 A rider on the rail
 I'm just a rider on the rail
 Where's this train a-going?
 (Fuck if I can tell)
 But I'm just a rider on the rail
 Don't ask the captain, please
 To tell you what's the reason
 'Cause I'm sure he's long forgotten
 The days when he was young,
 And he carried by the ton,
 Your corn and coal and cotton.
 I'm just a rider
 A rider on the rail
 I'm just a rider on the rail
 Where's this train a-going?
 (Well, far as I can tell)
 But I'm just a rider on the rail
 Now stand in your place,
 And man, don't look in my face
 'Cause I'll do for you no favor
 With no sense of remorse,
 We'll stay our plotted course
 From this we will not waver
 If you want my reasons for
 Just why I joined the war
 Well I'll tell you, I, I had to
 'Cause when they tell you, "Son,
 Stand straight and take this gun"
 Well they also point one at you
 I'm just a rider
 A rider on the rail
 I'm just a rider on the rail
 Where's this train a-going?
 (Prob'ly straight to hell)
 But I'm just a rider on the rail
 You can call me captain,
 You can call me what you will
 But I'm just a rider on the rail
 I'm just a rider on the rail
 Well I'm just a rider on the rail