Fred Eaglesmith - I Like Trains lyrics

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Sixteen miles from Arkadelphia, right near the Texas border

Traffic was stopped at a railway crossing, took it to the shoulder

I stoked the kettle, I put it to the metal

I shook the gravel loose

I missed the train but I was happy with

A glimpse of the caboose

'Cause I like trains

I like fast trains

I like trains

That call out through the rain

I like trains

I like sad trains

I like trains that whisper your name

I was born on a Greyhound bus

My mama was a diesel engine

They tried to put me behind the wheel

But I wouldn't let them

You shoulda seen the look in their eyes

And how it turned to tears

When I finally told them

I want to be an engineer

'Cause I like trains

I like fast trains

I like trains that call out through the rain

I like trains

I like sad trains

I like trains that whisper your name

Now, you think that I've got someone new

But darlin', that ain't true

I could never love another woman besides you

It's not some dewy eyed darlin', darlin'

That's gonna drive you insane

But any more, I'd be listening for

The sound of a big old train

'Cause I like trains

I like fast trains

I like trains

That call out through the rain

I like trains

I like sad trains

I like trains that whisper your name

I like trains that whisper, whisper your name