Long Train Running
Journey of Love and Loss
Lyrics
Down around the corner half a mile from here
Describes a location near the speaker where trains pass by.
See them long trains run and you watch them disappear
Observing long trains running and disappearing, possibly a metaphor for passing opportunities or time.
Without love where would you be now, right now
Ponders the significance of love and its absence in the present moment.
Without love, without love, without love
Reiterates the importance of love by emphasizing its absence.
Though I saw miss Lucy down along the track
Introduces Miss Lucy, who has faced significant loss and won't return.
She lost her home and her family and she won t be coming back
Details Miss Lucy's hardships, suggesting the irreversibility of her situation.
Without love where would you be now, right now, right now
Repeats the reflection on the importance of love in the current moment.
Without love, without love
Emphasizes the significance of love through repetition.
Well the Illinois Central and the Southern Central Freight
Mentions specific train lines, highlighting the urgency of persevering despite delays.
You got to keep on pushing mamma you know they're running late
Encourages persistence despite obstacles, using the metaphor of pushing forward.
Without love where would you be now
Raises the question again about the impact of the absence of love.
Without love, love, love, love
Repeats the significance of love with emphasis through repetition.
Long, long, long train running
Repetition of the phrase "Long, long, long train running," possibly symbolizing life's journey or challenges.
Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Well the Illinois Central and the Southern Central Freight
Recalls specific train lines and the urgency to keep pushing forward despite delays.
You got to keep on pushing mamma you know they're running late
Encourages perseverance, using the metaphor of pushing forward again.
Without love where would you be now
Reiterates the question of the impact of the absence of love.
Without love, love, love, love
Emphasizes the importance of love through repetition.
When the pistons keep on turning and he wheels go round and round
Describes the mechanical aspects of a train, possibly symbolizing the harshness of life's journey.
And the steel rails are cold and hard and the mountains they go down
-Without love where would you be now
-Without love, love, love, love, love
-I say
Expresses a sentiment, possibly indicating a reflection on the preceding lines.
Long, long, long train running
Repetition of the phrase "Long, long, long train running," continuing the symbolic journey theme.
Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
-Long, long, long train running
Concludes with a repetition of the phrase, reinforcing the overarching theme.
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