I'm not sure the lyrics in the first line are correct.
The rhythm of this song is a repeated
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Time:44 Capo-2
X4
A train pulls in off the street
Soft and low like a mother's heartbeat
I've been trying to get my mind off me
But I'm more self conscious than I've ever been
By the time
You get this
I'll be long gone
God's my witness
It's all there in black and white
It's just the story of my life
By the time
You get this
I'll be long gone
God's my witness
And it's hard
To keep living
When I know I'm,
not forgiven
Still it comes, still it comes