Train of Thieves
(A simple blues song - to be wailed in E)
Can you hear the train pull in the station
Sneak-thieving Sound breaking in the day?
Sight feeds a brain that craves information
The whistle's blowing and we're swept away
This empty train ain't bound for glory
Not on this or any other day
Joy, fear or pain, it's just a story
Slam closed that door, walk the other way
Stay on the platform, let it roll away
Like some young boy, some lonely seeker
Walking through a barren land
The more you seek your will gets weaker
You already have it all, right in your hand
But that lonely train whistle will keep on calling
Just ike a rain cloud blackens up a sunny day
You can let those rains just keep on falling
Watch the water running, let it drain away
There ain't no train, there ain't no station
No whistle blowing, no line no track
Ain't no real pain, mere hallucination
Fear and desire try to drag you right on back
Desire and fear keep on pulling you back
'Cos this empty train ain't bound for glory
Not on this nor any other day
Joy fear or pain, it's just a story
Don't listen to it, let it roll away
Slam closed that door, walk the other way
Turn on the platform, and walk away
fitzroy herbert
Thu 6th Feb 2014 18:00
I have! It is! A blues in E. But I wouldn't inflict my version of it on any audience unless a gun was held to my head. You should consider yourselves lucky...F