Train in the Distance

by Paul Simon

From the album: Hearts and Bones

Track 7 of 14 on Hearts and Bones (1983).

Duration: 5:12

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Lyrics for Train in the Distance

She was beautiful as Southern skies the night he met her She was married to someone He was doggedly determined that he would get her He was old, she was young From time to time he'd tip his heart But each time she withdrew Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Well, eventually the boy and the girl get married Sure enough, they have a son And though they were both occupied with the child she carried Disagreements had begun And in a while, they just fell apart It wasn't hard to do Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Two disappointed believers Two people playing the game Negotiations and love songs Are often mistaken for one and the same Now the man and the woman, they remain in contact Let us say it's for the child With disagreements about the meaning of a marriage contract Conversations hard and wild But from time to time, he makes her laugh She cooks a meal or two Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance Everybody thinks it's true What is the point of this story? What information pertains The thought that life could be better Is woven indelibly Into our hearts And our brains A train in the distance

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