Key: E
Introduction: E
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When I was a young boy, roamin? on the railroad tracks
Put copper pennies on the rails, locomotive come and squash ?em flat
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Swirling in my head, swirling in my head
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And there's a train in the distance, there?s a whistle calling
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There's a train in the distance, silver moonlight falling
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Now, I am a grown man, turning in my sleep
Debts and obligations, family ties run deep
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Promises to keep, promises to keep
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But there's a train in the distance, there?s a whistle calling
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There's a train in the distance, there?s a light rain falling
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You can ride that train to the far end of creation
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Away from everything and everyone you know
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You better make friends with your angels and your demons
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They will be riding with you wherever you may go, but, you have to go
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But there's a train in the distance, there?s a whistle calling
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There's a train in the distance, autumn leaves are falling