When the Trains Pass By

Maybe I'm being ridiculous or time is chasing me

But the plans that I once had are not the future that I see

I once had a religion, I said my prayers and acted good

But the story didn't suit me, as if a story ever could

Late at night when the trains pass by

Late at night when the trains pass by

I think about the miles I've traveled

Late at night when the trains pass by

Over the squeal of the brakeman, over the burning of the coal

There's a fire in the belly, only embers warm your soul

Late at night when the trains pass by

Late at night when the trains pass by

I think about the miles I've traveled

Late at night when the trains pass by

Late at night when the trains pass by

Late at night when the trains pass by

I think about the miles I've traveled

Late at night when the trains pass by

With the whiskey, and the tears and all I've swept under the rug

Something disappears when the trains go passing by

I think about the miles I've traveled

Late at night when the trains pass by

Late at night when the trains pass by

Late at night when the trains pass by

I think about the miles I've traveled

Late at night when the trains pass by

Maybe I'm being ridiculous

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