I'm William Callahan I used to be a ramblin' man I left home at seventeen Hopped a freight to Birmingham Started poor as Kentucky coal Lined my pockets with Denver gold I've been cold as Alaska snow Searching for the sun It was a long time ago I had a restless soul Trains come and whistles blow I let 'em roll This is my wife, Angeline She used to be a cajun queen I took her from the mayor's son Bourbon Street, New Orleans She had a will no man could tame She took her chances when they came Left with me on a midnight train Searching for the sun It was a long time ago She had a restless soul Trains come and whistles blow She let 'em roll Trains roll, blowing steam Through an old man and old woman's dreams We look in each other's eyes There ain't a lot that we ain't seen We'd be out there running tonight But we've run the race and fought the fight We think we did alright It was a long time ago We had a restless soul Trains come and whistles blow We let 'em roll