Station Waiting

I watched you leave on the morning train
You gave a sort of backwards glance
You waved goodbye throught the windowpane
My little family

Now I've got a song about trains
I never thought I'd get my chance
'Cos more than cars, and more than planes,
A train takes hold of your dreams

The tracks are endless parallel lines
Like strands of DNA
My wife and children on that line
The whistle fades away

Now I know why they sing
the lonesome whistle blues
I wish that I was on that train
That I could be with you

The stationmaster locks the doors
The cars all drive away
Maybe I should wait 'til you get back
Maybe I should stay

The station is the place to be
Its possibilities
All aboard for parts unknown
Like branches of a tree

I could follow, follow you,
Just follow down the tracks
It's better than waiting all week long
for you three to come back

There's not much point in going home
The silence in my ears
The hours would all seem like days
The week would seem like years

Station, waiting, drive home, waiting
Drive back, station, station, waiting

If I could somehow be that train
That's what I'd like to be
My arms would be the passenger cars
With you inside of me
My head would be the engine room
Where all the plans are made
My feet would be the big steel wheels
Rolling us all away

If that were true, I'd be with you
Wherever we may go
But I'm just a man, that's all I am
Not always in control

Together we'll all be next time
I've learned my lesson well
It's a wonder small I miss you all
As if you couldn't tell

Station, waiting, drive home, waiting
Drive back, station, station, waiting

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