Southbound Train Lyrics
Southbound Train lyrics by Nanci Griffith, from the Nanci Griffith hit CD featuring the song: Southbound Train. A taste of funky fresh meets red hit disco with Nanci Griffith's new CD with song lyrics from the hit song Southbound Train. Dance and sing along with your Nanci Griffith DVD and make a name for yourself, even prepare for a karaoke contest by memorizing the Southbound Train lyrics. You can be the next Nanci Griffith singing Southbound Train lyrics just like a pro.
Southbound Train Lyrics
by Nanci Griffith
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 to handle it with care
Because it has been dropped and
Is in need of some repair.
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 could 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.
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.