Johnny Cash - Down There by the Train lyrics

There's a place I know where
The train goes slow
Where the sinner can be washed in
The blood of the lamb
There's a river by the trestle
Down by sinner's grove
Down where the willow and the dogwood grow

You can hear the whistle
You can hear the bell
From the halls of heaven to the gates of hell
And there's room for the forsaken
If you're there on time
You'll be washed of all your sins
And all of your crimes

If you're down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow
There's a golden moon that shines
Up through the mist
And I know that your name can be on that list
There's no eye for an eye
There's no tooth for a tooth
I saw Judas Iscariot carrying
John Wilkes Booth

He was down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow

If you've lost all your hope
If you've lost all your faith
I know you can be cared for and
I know you can be safe
And all the shamefuls and all of the whores
And even the soldier who pierced
The side of the Lord

Is down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow

Well, I've never asked forgiveness and
I've never said a prayer
Never given of myself, never truly cared
I've left the ones who loved me
And I'm still raising Cain
I've taken the low road and
If you've done the same

Meet me down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow

Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow