Train Back to You
Journey of Redemption: Longing and Hope in 'Train Back to You'
Lyrics
Well I don't know where I'm goin'.
Expressing uncertainty about the future destination.
But I do know where I've been.
Reflecting on past experiences and journeys.
And I know that where I am just ain' the place.
Current location is unsatisfactory or uncomfortable.
I can hear that whistle blowin'.
Awareness of a calling or opportunity symbolized by a whistle.
A callin' me back home.
The call is leading back home.
To where I can hear your voice and see your face.
Longing to be reunited with someone important.
I've got a lot of nothin'.
Acknowledging a lack of tangible achievements.
To show for where I've been.
Minimal to show for past experiences.
Got an empty heart and empty pockets too.
Emptiness in both heart and material possessions.
But they say that you'll have mercy.
Belief in the possibility of mercy despite shortcomings.
On a weak ol' boy like me.
Expressing personal vulnerability.
And I'm hopin' and I'm prayin' that it's true.
Hopeful and prayerful for mercy and redemption.
Been gone so long I don't know the way back home and feelin' blue.
Feeling lost and emotional due to a prolonged absence.
Well I reach in my back pocket and much to my surprise.
A surprising discovery of a means to return.
I find a ticket for a train right back to you.
A found ticket symbolizing a chance to go back.
Well I seem to have lost sight.
Acknowledging a loss of perspective on important things.
Of all that I held dear.
Experiencing a shift from clarity to confusion.
Black and white has turned to gray I can't see through.
Reference to a blurred perception of reality.
But I know up in my knower.
Belief in the significance of the person being addressed.
That You are all that matters.
Affirmation of the central importance of the addressed person.
That's why I'm puttin' all my hope in you.
Putting trust and optimism in the addressed person.
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