Nowhere Fast

I grew up here on Bourbon Street

Playin' for the beer and tips

Livin' by the Poncha Train

Watchin' drunks and sailin' ships

Now I'm sittin' on a midnight train

Gonna bury momma on my birthday

And never's gonna be too soon

To see these streets

of Vieux Carré

Thirty years ago

Momma was a pretty bride

She took this train to New Orleans

Made a mask for Mardi Gras

and never took it off it seems

Daddy drank away their honeymoon

He never wore his wedding band

They fought just like a hurricane

But she fell in love with Dixieland

CHORUS:

Now I'm on a train to nowhere

to find the future in my past

I'm on a train to nowhere

Feelin' like a no one

How long will this last?

Goin' nowhere fast

Nine months later to the day

she labored deep into the night

I was the baby in her arms

And she was weakened by the fight

I grew up fast I grew up hard

The alleyways were my backyard

Momma sang at Pat O'Riley's

And I sat in with the band on Fridays

CHORUS

Tonight we'll cross the

Mason-Dixon line

Finally takin' Momma home

She will find a restin' place

beneath the garden made of stone

And I came here to find tomorrow

Now I hear my station name

If I can just forget my past

maybe I can start again

CHORUS:

Now I'm on a train to nowhere

to find the future in my past

I'm on a train to nowhere

but this trip will be my last

Yeah if I can just get goin'

and get myself on track

off this train to nowhere

It's goin' nowhere fast