Princess of the Night

She used to be an ironhorse 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 clouding up the sky She was the princess of the night We saw the writing on the wall She was the princess of the night I'd take a ride across the sky Speeding sparks like lightning, engine working hard Burning on the footplate shining in the night Iron striking metal the sound of racing steel That's all I ever wanna hear, it's music in my ears She was the princess of the night We saw the writing on the wall She was the princess of the night I'd take a ride across the sky Ninety tons of thunder clouding up the sky Steaming right on pistons see the wheels flash by Hear the whistle blowing steaming down the track If I ever had my way I'd bring the princess back one day She was the princess of the night We saw the writing on the wall She was the princess of the night I'd take a ride across the sky