(Dolly Parton)

Packin' my suitcase, writin' a tearstained goodbye note
Sayin' so long to a love gone wrong and that's all she wrote
Leavin' behind what once was mine with sad regrets
But it's all gone now and I'm leavin' town on the Heartbreak Express.

Walkin' in the rain with a heart full of pain to the train depot
The only things that's gonna keep me warm now is my overcoat
Lost and lonely waitin in line at the ticket desk
Hey mister, won't you give me a oneway ticket on the Heartbreak Express.

I'm gonna roll on down the line
I'm gonna go so far, I'm gonna get it off my mind
It hurts to know it ain't enough when you give your best
Got a ticket to ride and I'm leavin tonight on the Heartbreak Express.

--- Instrumental ---

Oh, I couldn't hold a candle to a flaming beauty that caught his eye
It's killin' me now but I won't stay around and let him watch me die
Oh, it just goes to show you never do know 'cause I never would'a guessed
I'd be sittin' here now on a train sorrow bound
Called the Heartbreak Express.

I'm gonna roll on down the line
I'm gonna go so far I'm gonna get it off my mind
Maybe someday somewhere someway I will forget
But there's no goin' back so roll down the track
You ole Heartbreak Express.

Feelin' alone while a low whistle moans on the Heartbreak Express
Roll on roll on roll on down the line gonna get him off my mind
Roll on roll on roll on down the line gonna get him off my mind
Got a ticket to ride and I'm leavin' tonight on the heartbreak express...