There's a cold wind blowing
Down the union pacific line
I’ve been saving up all my pay
Out here on western time
I’m watching the falling rain
As I dream of you
From the slats of a moving train
In my solitude

Are you alone my one true love
Are you safe from harm
Or are you down in that wretched town
In a stranger’s arms
In a stranger’s arms

The moon pirouettes in night’s decline
And the rains won’t cease
Now I’m traveling through central time
Where the tracks run east
Two runaways sitting in the dark
Sharing a loaf of bread
While a sparrow mends their coats
With a silver thread

Are you alone my one true love
Are you safe from harm
Or are you down in that wretched town
In a stranger’s arms
In a stranger’s arms
Two pigeons on a neon sign
Where the taxis wait
I’m finally back here on eastern time
I hope it’s not too late
The wind and the rain go browsing
Down the avenue
And through the rows of city housing
As I dream of you

Are you alone my one true love
Are you safe from harm
Or are you down in that wretched town
In a stranger’s arms
In a stranger’s arms