"I drive a slow and wary train one that makes a lot of stops the passengers are nervous they fiddle with their props they've decided not to move but to sit and watch the crops pass silent gold if my train had a wish he'd wish that he were longer that the will to explore new places was strong and getting stronger that his curiosity didn't feel so wrong or that he didn't feel so old

up and down the train yard everybody says the days on the other side are the better days but i don't know i think i'll go my route and see if i find out

in poughkipsee we took a bum in queens we got a king it's all the same to me it doesn't mean a thing if you've got the strength to stand you've got the heart to sing with a voice proud or meek there's a missing link in ohai and a track unlaid in Dale i'll ride down to the ocean and in the belly of a whale i'll take this train to hell and i'll bring it back rail by rail i'd do it even though i'm weak"