Southbound Train Lyrics

Nanci Griffith Southbound Train

(originally by 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
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 to handle it with care
Because it has been dropped
And is in need of some repair
 (chorus)
 Some things I know
 Some things I guess
 Some things I wish that 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
(repeat chorus)