A man don't need a doctor or a psychic mind
To know when he's near the end, and out of time
We've roamed and drifted round the world, I've asked a lot of you
But friend there's one last favor that I'm asking you to do
Take me back to Tulsa on that lonesome train tonight
Lay me by the lady who brought me into this life
Carve upon my stone the day I came and when I left
Do me one last favor that I can't do for myself
Five acres up near Portland, that I've owned for years
A hundred shares of mining stock, that I bought somewhere
Here's my gold watch and my diamond ring, that's everything I own
All for one last favor now, tonight just take me home
Take me back to Tulsa on that lonesome train tonight
Lay me by the lady who brought me into this life
Carve upon my stone the day I came and when I left
Do me one last favor that I can't do for myself
For all the campfires and empty box cars
Where we were side by side
Reassure me that you'll be with me, on my last train ride
And carve upon my stone the day I came and when I left
Do me one last favor that I can't do for myself