Oughta be a train somewhere Oughta be a railroad line Oughta be a rusted trail Oughta be a lonely sign Oughta be a whistle blow Ought to be one thin dime Oughta be a train somewhere to take me down the line Oughta be a switchback windin' Oughta be a mountain road Oughta be a run-a-way lane when there's nowhere else to go Oughta be a low gear sign Oughta be a dangerous prairie Oughta be a switchback windin' to make things go my way And you oughta be with me That's the way it was supposed to be ♪ Oughta be a train somewhere Oughta be a switchback windin' Take me up into the clouds into all that silver lining Oughta be a low gear sign Oughta be a mountain road Oughta be a run-a-way lane when there's nowhere else to go Oughta be a run-a-way lane when there's nowhere else to go