Waiting For A Train
Journey of Solitude: Waiting For A Train
Lyrics
All around the water tank
Being in the vicinity of a water tank
Waiting for a train
Anticipating the arrival of a train
A thousand miles away from home
Being a considerable distance, specifically a thousand miles, away from home
Sleeping in the rain
Having to sleep outdoors in the rain
I walked up to a brakeman to
Approaching a railroad worker
Give him a line of talk
Engaging in conversation with the brakeman
He says: If you?ve got money
Brakeman suggesting that with money, assistance can be provided
I?ll see that you don?t walk
Expressing willingness to prevent walking if payment is made
I haven?t got a nickel
Stating the lack of money (nickel) available
Not a penny can I show he said: Get off
The brakeman instructing the speaker to disembark due to insufficient funds
You railroad bum and slammed the boxcar door
The brakeman forcefully ejecting the speaker from the boxcar and closing the door
He put me off in Texas, a place I surely love
Being dropped off in Texas, a place the speaker loves
Wide open spaces?round me
Describing the Texas surroundings with wide-open spaces, the moon, and stars
The moon and stars above
Feeling a sense of solitude or lack of interest from others
Nobody seems to want me or
Expressing a need for help and not finding any takers
Lend me a helping hand
Being en route from San Francisco and seeking to return to Dixie Land
I?m on my way from Frisco
Highlighting the financial hardship with an empty pocketbook and emotional pain
Goin? back to Dixie Land
Indicating a geographical distance of a thousand miles from home while waiting for a train
My pocket book is empty and my
Conveying the emotional burden and financial difficulties
Heart is filled with pain
Being far from home and enduring emotional distress
I?m a 1000 miles away from home
Reiterating the considerable distance from home and the anticipation of a train
Just waiting for a train
Continuing to wait for the arrival of a train
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