Jackson Station
Jackson Station Journeys: A Tale of Love, Loss, and Waiting
Lyrics
Lil mama got a voice like sugar so sweet and fine
Lil mama has a melodious and appealing voice.
Sister singing Amazing Grace, right in time
A sister is singing the hymn "Amazing Grace" at the right moment.
They're laying poor papa low, in the ground that he worked and sowed
The father is being laid to rest in the soil he cultivated.
They waitin' at the Jackson Station for the train to roll
People are waiting at Jackson Station for a train.
She been up all night, she got crows walking 'round her eyes
The woman is exhausted, with visible signs of fatigue.
She can still raise a cup in a toast to a well run dry
Despite challenges, she can still raise a toast to depleted resources.
He left her on a Tuesday still, with Gin, Whiskey and a bottle of pills
The man left her on a Tuesday with alcohol and pills.
Now she's waitin' at the Jackson Station looking over the hill
She's waiting at Jackson Station, gazing over the hill.
Take me away, hear that whistle play a sad, sad song
Expressing a desire to be taken away by the sound of a sorrowful train whistle.
Lay me down, where the river runs wide and strong
Wishing to rest where the river flows generously.
Sometimes she rides a ticket home
Occasionally, she takes a journey home using a ticket.
Other times she'll leave you all alone
At times, she abandons others, leaving them alone.
Just waitin' at the Jackson Station for the train to go
Continues waiting at Jackson Station for the train to depart.
Well the 4:19 rolls on the Red Ball Line
Reference to the 4:19 train on the Red Ball Line.
And the backwater shacks been waking to the 419
People in riverside shacks waking up to the 4:19 train.
Said she got the smoke coming out of the stack, dead running on a 10 mile track
Describes the train's smoke and speed on a 10-mile track.
Just waitin' at the Jackson Station never coming back
She's waiting at Jackson Station, resigned to never return.
Just waitin' at the Jackson Station never coming back
Reiteration of waiting at Jackson Station, emphasizing no return.
Just waitin' at the Jackson Station never coming back
Repeated emphasis on waiting at Jackson Station with finality.
Said, ain't never coming back
A firm statement that she will never return.
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