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Both Ends of the Train Lyrics by Blue Highway

Somewhere Far Away: Silver Anniversary

2019

[Verse 1]
I roomed with him in Rockville in 1925
He was doin' life, and I was doin' time
His memory drifted back when he was most alive
When Frank and Jesse James were in their prime
He was a corporal, fought the Kiowa and Sioux
From Sulphur Springs to Kansas clay
Ran into trouble when his soldier days were through
Ended up a thousand miles away
[Chorus]
Don't waste fond words or sad goodbye
Lay me down on the wide open plain
Out beneath the quilted sky
Where I can see both ends of the train
[Verse 3]
He said, "I saw the buffalo, the herds would last for days
Back before the railroad came
Now it's all moved on without me, but I miss the older ways
And I know it can never be the same."
They buried him at Rockville and his kind won't rise again
I hope his soul can find some rest
To the world he's long forgotten, but to me he was a friend
I still recall his last request
[Chorus]
Don't waste fond words or sad goodbye
Lay me down on the wide open plain
Out beneath the quilted sky
Where I can see both ends of the train
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Blue Highway

Blue Highway

About “Both Ends of the Train” by Blue Highway

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"Both Ends of the Train" appears on "Somewhere Far Away: Silver Anniversary" in 2019.

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