Trains Cry
(Caroline Spence)

I know how to hit the road
I know how to got it alone
down some dark highway

But I, I ain’t been here before
On some southern bound platform
With my love going away

It’s like somebody else is at the wheel
Driving 500 tons of steel
And that’s as half as heavy as my heart

       I can hear the trains cry
       and now I finally know why
       it’s the most lonesome sound
       I know why the trains cry,
       they’re leaving with a goodbye
       that they can’t just turn around

But this, this is the life I picked
This is the love I can give
And it’s always heading out of town

It’s like somebody else is at the wheel
Time like a thief coming to steal
And take me away from where you are

       I can hear the trains cry
       and now I finally know why
       it’s the most lonesome sound
       I know why the trains cry,
       they’re leaving with a goodbye
       that they can’t just turn around
       no, they can’t just turn around
       I can’t just turn around