Freight Train

Freight train

Crying in the middle of the night

A whistle blows

I hear it though it's nowhere in sight

It's always after midnight

A lonely voice is heard

Echo through the backyards

Disappearing without a word

I hear you sing for

Miles around

While the cool kids dream

And the old folk sleep in

Miles around

Are you sending me a message

If you are, I think I need it

Miles around

Freight train

I've been waiting for a letter from you

I know patience

Might be some kind of virtue

But I'm sitting at the crossroad

Holding my heart in my hand

Oh lonely freight train

You're everywhere that I am

It's always after midnight

When I hear the whistle blow

It echoes through the backyards

Is there something I should know

I hear you sing for

Miles around

While the cool kids dream

And the old folk sleep in

Miles around

Are you sending me a message

If you are, I think I need it

Miles around

When you think you're all alone

And only phantoms on your phone

Close your eyes and listen for the sound

Of people singing for

Miles around

Miles around

Miles around

While the cool kids dream

And the old folk sleep in

Miles around

Are you sending me a message

If you are, I think I need it

Miles around