Silver Train
Ride the Silver Train of Mystery and Desire with Johnny Winter
Lyrics
Silver train is a comin'
Silver train is approaching
Think I'm gonna get on now, oh, yeah
Expresses the intention to board the silver train
Silver train is a comin'
Reiteration of the approaching silver train
Think I wanna get on now, oh, yeah, oh, yeah
Expresses the desire to get on the train
Silver rain is a fallin'
Describes silver rain falling
Fallin' up around my house, oh, yeah
Emphasizes the falling silver rain around the speaker's house
Silver rain is a fallin', fallin' up around my house, oh, yeah, oh, yeah
Reiterates the falling silver rain and its presence around the house
And I did not know her name
The speaker did not know the woman's name
And I did not know her name
Repetition of not knowing the woman's name
But I sure love the way that she laughed and took my money
Expresses admiration for the woman's laughter despite not knowing her name, mentions losing money
And I did not know her name
Repetition of not knowing the woman's name
And I did not know her name
Reiterates the lack of knowledge about the woman's name
But I sure loved the way that she laughed and called me Honey
Expresses affection for the woman's laughter, and she calls the speaker "Honey"
Silver rain is a fallin'
Repetition of silver rain falling around the house
Fallin' up around my house, oh, yeah
Reiteration of falling silver rain
Silver belles is a ringin'
Mentions ringing silver belles around the house
Ringin' all around my house, ding, dong, oh, yeah
Further describes the ringing silver belles
And I did not know her name
Repetition of not knowing the woman's name
And I did not know her name
Reiterates the lack of knowledge about the woman's name
But I sure loved the way that she laughed and took my money
Expresses admiration for the woman's laughter despite not knowing her name, mentions losing money
And I did not know her name
Repetition of not knowing the woman's name
And I did not know her name
Reiterates the lack of knowledge about the woman's name
But I sure loved the way that she laughed and called me Honey
Expresses affection for the woman's laughter, and she calls the speaker "Honey"
I'm going home on a south bound train with a song in my mouth
The speaker is going home on a southbound train with a song in their mouth
I'm going home on a south bound train with a song in my mouth
Repetition of going home on a southbound train with a song in the mouth
Silver train is a runnin'
Describes the running silver train
Think I'm gonna get on now, oh, yeah
Expresses the intention to get on the silver train
Silver train is a comin'
Reiteration of the approaching silver train
Think I'm gonna get on now, oh, yeah
Expresses the desire to get on the train
And I did not know her name
Repetition of not knowing the woman's name
And I did not know her name
Reiterates the lack of knowledge about the woman's name
But I sure loved the way that she laughed and took my money
Expresses admiration for the woman's laughter despite not knowing her name, mentions losing money
And I did not know her name
Repetition of not knowing the woman's name
And I did not know her name
Reiterates the lack of knowledge about the woman's name
But I sure loved the way that she laughed and called me Honey
Expresses affection for the woman's laughter, and she calls the speaker "Honey"
Silver train is a comin'
Reiteration of the approaching silver train
Think I'm gonna get on now, oh, yeah
Expresses the intention to get on the silver train
Silver train is a comin'
Reiteration of the approaching silver train
Think I'm gonna get on board, oh, yeah
Expresses the desire to get on board the train
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