Railroaded Lyrics

'Railroaded' is the 9th song from Matthew Ryan's album "May Day", released in 1997. It's
in standard tuning with a capo on the 3rd fret.
Intro: C, G, Am, F (x2)
Verse 1:
Well I smoked my throat out last night
Hoping you'd call or just stop by
Now I'm wheezing like the Oakland sky
Feeling like the rusted tracks
And forgotten dreams of the old train lines
Chorus:
It's a perpetual stone in my shoe
One that I'll always be trying to shake loose
An ache in my chest and a thorn in my side
More than a scratch beneath my skin
Somewhere between the beginning and the end
I don't feel a lot lately
I don't feel whole lately
I don't feel much lately
But that's how I hide
That's how I hide
Interlude: C, G, Am, F
Verse 2:
You wrote it down not
To draw attention to yourself
You lit the pilot just to blow it out
Here the conversation's always too loud
And we're as pathetic as the jumper
Who listens to the crowd
Bridge:
To say I miss you wouldn't be enough
I feel like Tom Waits singing "Diamonds and Rust"
And I'm as pathetic as a junkie who know what he does
Chorus:
It's a perpetual stone in my shoe
One that I'll always be trying to shake loose
An ache in my chest and a thorn in my pride
More than a scratch beneath my skin
Somewhere between the beginning and the end
I don't feel a lot lately
I don't feel whole lately
I don't feel much lately
Now that's how I hide
That's how I hide
Outro: C, G, Am, F (x2)
End on C.