Trains
(C) Ever since I was young, I’ve heard the wheels of trains
Rollin’ down tracks like the blood runs through my veins
And the mercury sound of their lonely whistle blasts
Echoes through my present, my future, and my past
When I was a kid and I first heard that whistle blow
I would imagine all the places I might go
And in the night when I couldn’t fall asleep
I’d listen for the whistle instead of counting sheep
I dreamed of a train that could take me far away
I’d ride on the rails until I saw a better day
When the train stopped, I would be amazed to find
That I’d left all of my troubles far behind
When I grew up, I moved away to find myself
Thought I could live without anybody else
But even at night I was never quite alone
The rumblin’ of trains made that house into a home
Me and my friends would spend our nights out on the tracks
We’d walk till the sun came up and made us head back
And when we saw that headlight coming down the line
We knew that everything was gonna be just fine
Now that I’m grown, I hear that whistle once again
And it reminds of the people I have been
Now I know that it doesn’t matter where I go
I’ll feel the trains when they’re rattlin’ through my bones
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