Nanci Griffith - Southbound Train lyrics

(Julie Gold)

I'm sitting on a southbound train

Staring at the sky

I'm thinking of my childhood

And I'm trying not to cry

While a stranger sleeps against me

And it feels like I'm his wife

The towns and cities flutter past

Like the pages of my life

My heart is on the baggage rack

It's heavy as can be

I wish that I could find someone

Who would carry it for me

Just to pay it some attention

And handle it with care

Because it has been dropped

And in need of some repair

Some things I know

Some things I guess

Some things that I wish I could learn

To express

Like the way that I feel

As I stare at the sky

And I remember your voice

And the sound of goodbye

Maybe it's the autumn chill

Maybe it's the rain

Maybe I should wake the stranger

And ask him his name

But, my eyes they would betray me

And my words could not defend

No, I must learn to wait my turn

Before I love again