Up The Long Tracks

I can see crashes on shore

let the seconds slide

by rail I wait so romanticized

Dawn of steam,

the kettle heats the tea I drink from sleep

by rail I await so eagerly

Counting change,

three spots on the track for you laid

I can see this morning slip away

Distant howl,

I can feel a shiver running down

I can see this morning take the crown

But you realize the rumble is yours

and the room it quakes and my shiver shakes

you seem to impress and steal my breath and

as a child I stared at your magic,

press you wide my eyes

your cold steel it seems so alive

Nickels down,

rush inside to peek through window shade

timid me I hide while pulses race

Steady roll,

big wheels turning heads by simple grace

eagerly we watch as pulses race

But you realize the rumble is yours

and the room it quakes and my shiver shakes

you seem to impress and steal my breath and

as a child I stared at your magic,

press you wide my eyes

your cold steel it seems so alive

And just once I can lay my hand upon your side

and feel your steady rumble

like a dream you are unstoppable

to you I am grateful,

you're my Wonder Continental

helping whispers between the eyes to come alive

and one hand cuts the rock like paper thin are views of hate held by closed eyes

But you realize the rumble is yours

and the room it quakes and my shiver shakes

you seem to impress and steal my breath and

as a child I stared at your magic,

press you wide my eyes

your cold steel it seems so alive