She said those eighteen wheels have been parked in the driveway For seven days and I know what the means By the time that I wake up tomorrow morning You'll already be halfway to New Orleans She said I'll try to pass time till you come back Put another quarter on the railroad track Keep my ear out here by the phone I'll keep your toothbrush out by mine Keep your flannel shirt out on the line Anything to make me feel I'm not alone Till you come home, home, home She said can't wait to hear that air horn in the distance Telling me you're just one mile away I'll have your favorite lava beans out on the burner And this bluegrass skirt will wash your blues away And she said I'll try to pass time till you come back Put another quarter on the railroad track Keep my ear out here by the phone I'll keep your toothbrush out by mine Keep your flannel shirt out on the line Anything to make me feel I'm not alone Till you come home, home, home And she said I'll try to pass time till you come back Put another quarter on the railroad track Keep my ear out here by the phone I'll keep your toothbrush out by mine Keep your flannel shirt out on the line Anything to make me feel I'm not alone Till you come home, home, home