I was speedin’ through the dark 
I didn’t know how far 
It can all run away with you sometimes 
In an empty box car 
You were trying to tell me something 
I wasn’t listening to you 
There was nothin’ but confusion 
Everytime that train come blowin’ through 
Then you wrote me in a letter 
I don’t know how your courage came 
You told me what you wanted 
Every word in tears and pain 
How you loved me more than ever 
In spite of all the hurt inside 
And it cracked my heart wide open 
‘till there was no place left to hide 

And I want to thank you babe 
For lettin’ me back in 
I wanna thank you for asking me to love you again 
I want to thank you baby 
For lettin’ me back in 
I wanna thank you for asking me to love you again 

I’ve forgotten how to be patient 
I’ve forgotten how to caress 
I’ve forgotten how to ask for help 
And how to struggle for my best 

I was harder than those iron wheels 
Rollin’ down the track 
And every trip I took 
I never looked to get any feelings back 

And I want to thank you babe 
For lettin’ me back in 
I wanna thank you for asking me to love you again 
I want to thank you baby 
For letting me back in 
I wanna thank you for asking me to love you again 

When you met me at the station 
With a promise and a kiss 
You said my love for you will always be true 
But you must remember this 
Respect me and protect me 
But don’t expect me not to fall 
And I will do the same for you 
Until the final call 

And I want to thank you babe 
For lettin’ me back in 
I wanna thank you for asking me to love you again 
I want to thank you baby 
For letting me back in 
I wanna thank you for asking me to love you again 

Thank you baby for lettin’ me back in 
I wanna thank you for asking me to love you again