I was walking along on that railroad track With my hat in my hand, the hot sun on my neck I felt my heart beating faster every step I took I heard the sound of some laughter but I did not look Behind that wall of desire that's hiding my ball and chain I took a long long sip from my bottle of hope I climbed the mountain of future up on that burning rope I crossed the deep sea of whiskey just to see you again And you know that it's true, babe For all in all there's no turning back No way of re-arranging There's much too many cracks on the tracks There's no more turning back And all we need is a new tomorrow No more tears and no more sorrow All we need is another story For there's no turning back And then the train passed by. No. It did not stop Carrying a mountain of people from the floor to the top They had familiar faces looked a lot like me I saw that glance in their eyes. They really were a lot like me I heard the same laughter like so many times before So, I took a deep deep breath from that engine steam To feed my soul with hope heading for another dream I felt the strength of desire needing you once again And you got to believe it All in all there's no turning back No way to re-arrange 'Cause there's much too many cracks on the tracks There's no more turning back And all we need is a new tomorrow No more tears and no more sorrow All we need is another story For there's no turning back And then the train was gone and in the middle of the night I woke without you, baby In some lonely and sad hotel With smoky windows and broken shells Again Knowing that All in all there's no turning back No way of re-arranging There's much too many cracks on the tracks There's no more turning back And all we need is a new tomorrow No more tears and no more sorrow All we need is another story For there's no turning back And all in all there's no turning back There's no way of re-arranging There's much too many cracks on the tracks There's no more turning back No, no, no more turning back