She used to be an iron horse, twenty years ago
Used to bring the mail to me through the ice and snow
I’ve sat alone and watched her, steaming through the night
Ninety tons of thunder, lighting up the sky
She was a princess of the night
I saw the writing on the wall
She was a princess of the night
I’ll take a ride across the sky
She’s my one desire!
Don’t want to break her crown
When she says “let’s go!”
Used to bring the mail to me through the ice and snow
I’ve sat alone and watched her, steaming through the night
Ninety tons of thunder, lighting up the sky
I saw the writing on the wall
She was a princess of the night
I’ll take a ride across the sky