Lullaby for Blacktail

From my bed, and through this town
You can hear that engine moan
And it's the only sound
That comforts me now
As I spend my time here alone
Lullaby, sweet old engine
Is it you who sings to me tonight
While all else lay quiet?

I came in off the pacific line and how I bend and snake and hiss
Are strangers always so slithering wet?
Yes, if you don’t touch them
La, la, la, la
I came in with a song
But like the ones who came before
You knew I’d rattle on
With loneliness a drag on your third coast
Laugh if you like behind my back
I’m the one you envy most
But I’m glad I came here
And its good I leave
California is home
And you take that bar and some dark black souls
And send a kiss form an armadillo

Lullaby, oh lullaby, oh lullaby
Now sing me your song:
Choo choo, choo choo
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby
Now sleep little one