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Thread #103840   Message #2119828
Posted By: Cluin
05-Aug-07 - 02:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Been uploading some pics to Flickr
Subject: LYR ADD: I Like Trains by Fred Eaglesmith
Great pics, sapper.

Here's a song for ya:

I Like Trains
Fred Eaglesmith

Sixteen miles from Arkadelphia, right near the Texas border
Traffic was stopped at a railway crossing
I took it to the shoulder

I stoked the kettle, I put it to the metal, I shook the gravel loose
I missed the train but I was happy with
A glimpse of the caboose

`Cause I like trains
I like fast trains
I like trains
That call out through the rain
I like trains
I like sad trains
I like trains
That whisper your name

I was born on a Greyhound bus; my mama was a diesel engine
They tried to put me behind the wheel
But I wouldn't let them

You should have seen the look in their eyes and how it turned to tears
When I finally told them
I wanna be an engineer

(chorus)

Now, you think that I got someone new
But darlin', that ain't true
I could never love another
Woman, besides you

`Cause it's not some dewy eyed darlin', darlin'
That's gonna drive you insane
Not anymore, but I'd be listening for
The sound of a big ol' train

(chorus)

I like trains
That whisper...
That whisper your name