(Spoken Civil War story (ask Dan))
Well, I broke down in East St. Louis
On the Kansas City line
And I drunk up all my money that I borrowed every time
And I fell down at the derby
Now the night’s as black as a crow
Must have been a train that took me away from you
But a train can’t bring me home
What made my dreams so hollow
I was standing at the depot
With a steeple full of swallows that could never ring the bell
Oh I’ve come ten thousand miles away
And I ain’t got one thing to show
Must have been a train that took me away from you
But a train can’t bring me home
I remember when I left without bothering to pack
Well I up and left
With nothin’ but the clothes out on my back
Now, I’m sorry for what I’ve done
And I’m out here on my own
Must have been train that took me away from you
But a train can’t bring me home
Must have been a train that took me away from you
But a train can’t bring me home
– Tom Waits (1987)
Train Song – Tom Waits (Live-1988)
