end of the line

Well I left my home in Macon And hopped the train on up to Lumpkin To work outside the union so my pay would be next to nothing Left Ruby Rae at home She holds my heart she holds my soul That woman is true to me, despite what I've been told I'm just getting by Down at the End of the Line Take that load off of my back Keep Georgia on my mind Worked my fingers to the bone Waiting on that train to take me home And I sure believe I have enjoyed my stay Woke up at the Terminal Left for that job down at the rollin mill Spent my only dollar bill so I slept on the floor Just down the road from Oakland Where my daddy's set to lay Laid the iron down that evening, laid him down the next day I'm just getting by Down at the End of the Line Take that load off of my back Keep Georgia on my mind Worked my fingers to the bone Waiting on that train to take me home And I sure believe I have enjoyed my stay Took every single paycheck and mailed them all to Macon With letters to dear Ruby love songs - records of my stay Worked that mill down to the ground In hopes I'd soon move out And build that house we talked about Oh that would be the day I'm just getting by Down at the End of the Line Take that load off of my back Keep Georgia on my mind Worked my fingers to the bone Waiting on that train to take me home And I sure believe I have enjoyed my stay Ruby saved all those paychecks and we built that home out in the country Left those gray clouds behind me Raised our little girl Anna Faye She looked just like her momma My sweetest Ruby Rae Both buried out in Oakland Where I will be some day I'm just getting by Down at the End of the Line Take that load off of my back Keep Georgia on my mind Worked my fingers to the bone Waiting on that train to take me home And I sure believe I have enjoyed my stay