Train Carried My Girl from Town
Heartbreak on the Tracks: Love Lost as the Train Carried Her Away
Lyrics
Where were you when the train left town
The speaker asks someone where they were when the train departed.
I was standing on the corner, my head hanging down
The speaker describes their own state of despair, feeling down as the train left.
I be crying hey, train carried my girl away
The speaker expresses sadness and distress because the train took away their girl.
I be crying hey, that train carried my girl away from town
Reiteration of the sorrow and lamentation due to the departure of the girl on the train.
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
A reflection on mortality, referencing the phrase "ashes to ashes, dust to dust," possibly indicating a sense of hopelessness.
Show me the woman that I can trust
The speaker seeks a trustworthy woman in their life.
I be crying hey, train carried my girl away
Continued expression of sorrow over the departure of the girl on the train.
I be crying hey, that train carried my girl away from town
Reiteration of the emotional impact of the train taking the girl away.
I wish to the lord that train would wreck
The speaker expresses a wish for a calamity, indicating desperation and extreme emotional turmoil.
Kill the engineer and break that fireman's neck
Wishing harm upon the train personnel as a desperate attempt to reverse the situation.
I wish to the lord that train would turn around
Expressing a desire for the train to turn back, bringing the girl back to town.
Bring my girl back to this here town
Hoping for the return of the girl to the town, emphasizing the longing for her presence.
I be crying hey, train carried my girl away
Continued expression of sorrow and lamentation due to the departure of the girl on the train.
I be crying hey, that train carried my girl away from town
Reiteration of the emotional impact of the train taking the girl away.
Smoke-cloud rising, heading for the west
Describing the train's movement toward the west through rising smoke clouds.
There goes the baby that I love the best
The speaker refers to their loved one as the "baby" and expresses a deep affection for them.
Smoke-cloud falling down from the sky
Imagery of smoke clouds falling, possibly indicating a sense of loss and sadness.
Oh my girl won't you tell me why
The speaker pleads for an explanation from the departed girl about why she left.
Train carried my girl away from town
Reiteration of the train carrying away the speaker's girl from town.
Where were you when the train left town?
A repetition of the initial question, emphasizing the speaker's lingering confusion and distress over the departure.
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