The Longest Train

The longest train I’ve ever seen come rollin’through this town*
Is passin’by me slow enough that I could just climb down
From this truck, under the gates and swing up through the doors
Of an open boxcar, settle in on a blanket on the floor
And I don’t know what is waiting when that train runs out of track
But here’s my chance to change my luck
No room for doubt, no time to pack
‘Cause who knows when that train is coming back
The longest train I’ve ever seen is calling me to ride
With names of distant cities and graffiti on the side
Places I have never been are scattered down the line
Stories I might live to tell and lives I wish were mine
And now those gates are rising up, with bells and flashing lights
As the longest train I’ve ever seen slowly fades out of sight
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