Melody was twenty-one
She made it to the stage
She could have been just anyone
That's a magic age
Relationships, relationships
Take where you are
You could get a golden thread - or you could fall apart
Well when Melody lost heart she said
I want to ride the Lordy Boxcar baby
I want a way to get to heaven, deity
I want to work to make the maker save me
I want to ride the Lordy Boxcar baby!
Melody turned thirty-three
Stuck inside a shell
She never even noticed me
I guess it's just as well
I tried to do what people do
I gave her all my cards
She wouldn't let me see it through
Tethered to her guard - she just lit her lucky stars and blew
I want to ride the Lordy Boxcar baby
I want a way to get to heaven, deity
I want to work to make the maker save me
I want to ride the Lordy Boxcar baby!
Melody I wish you well
On your lonely course
All your friends are going to hell
No need to show remorse
In the end it's all the same
We all write the same lines
You can put yourself in chains
Or ride upon the vines
Because we make up our minds