Train of Loneliness

Riley Lincoln

West Palm Beach, Fla

July 2012

The snow, it was snowin'

  The wind,  it was blowin'

I walked ten miles

  Down the old muddy trail

To get to the old railroad track

  To see the Train of Lonliness comin' back

It's a long train all draped in black

  It's carrying broken hearts, broken dreams

And love that's gone bad

There...Look, I see a real dim light

  I think it's the Train of Loneliness

Coming through the night

  I'm gonna jump back and hide behind a tree

Wait and see whatever I can see

I peered from behind the tree

  Through the wind and snow

The first cars were cars of broken hearts

  And tears were all aflow

The demons that caused the broken hearts

  Were all in the possum belly down below

Lies, broken promises, cheaters, and whiskey

  ...all the demons of sin

To the broken hearts it was coming to an end

  The Train of Loneliness

Was taking them

  To the golden meadow of happiness

The next train cars were carrying

  A load of broken dreams

Dreams that faded and

  Drifted down the stream

Dreams that never would come true

  Maybe dreams about me and you

Dreams are as important as life itself

  But a broken dream can never come true

The broken dreams are going to the land

  Of sky blue waters and fluffy white clouds

And lots of golden sands

  Down in happiness land

The last cars were carrying a load

  Of love that's gone bad

It was caused by cheaters

  And the bright neon lights

It makes everyone sad

  When love goes bad

They will go to the beautiful

  Forest of green

Where happiness is the only thing

  That's ever seen

As the train went by

  I began to wonder why

Why broken hearts and broken dreams

  and love gone bad

Destroys so many lives...

So I better hurry back to you

  And show my love for you is true

I don't wanna ride

  The Train of Loneliness

I'm on my way home

  To be with you