Summoned By Distant Rails

Lyrics

[Intro]


(Acoustic guitar strumming, rhythmic foot stomping)


[Verse 1]
I was a shadow in the hallway
I was a dreamer in a small town
When you stood by the doorway
And watched the rain come down
You asked me if I’d stay a while
To build a life upon the clay
But I just packed my heavy dial
And turned my face away

[Verse 2]
And the footprints that I made there
Are washed away by the tide
Just a ghost of a young affair
On the lonely passenger side
But I must admit it now
I’d have held you if I knew
How the years would break their vow
And leave me wanting you

[Chorus]
But I was bound for the train
Bound for the track
Bound for a road that was never coming back
And when the lights go dim
When the night is cold
I’ll have the only story that was never told

[Verse 3]
So I ride in the cabin
Of this rusted-out machine
With the memories of what happened
And the miles in between
And the strangers in the back seat
They look a lot like you
With their eyes upon the concrete
And their hearts split in two

[Chorus]
But I was bound for the train
Bound for the track
Bound for a road that was never coming back
And when the lights go dim
When the night is cold
I’ll have the only story that was never told

[Bridge]
And the only gifts I ever kept
Were a photograph and a key
To a room where we both slept
By the grey and silent sea
Now I play the traveler's part
In a coat that doesn't fit
With a heavy, beating heart
And a match that won't stay lit

[Chorus]
But I was bound for the train
Bound for the track
Bound for a road that was never coming back
And when the lights go dim
When the night is cold
I’ll have the only story that was never told

[Outro]
And I won't be late for this
Late for that
Late for the love that I left in the past

(Stomping slows down, acoustic guitar fades out)
I'll be on time
On time
On time
At last