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Waiting for a Train Lyrics by Howard Devoto

1983

Business hours are over now
I'm watching it get dark over the railway tracks
And I'm under a poster for painkiller comfort
Shopping by camerawork
And trying to relax

And the wind turns in the air
I'm just waiting for the train
I'm feeling so good it cannot be fair
Because tonight I'm seeing you again
Tonight I'm seeing you again

I used to find myself
At the bitter end of remarkable occurrences

Yes, once upon a terrible time of my life
I was up, accused of GBM
Grievous bodily mistakes
And trashy dreams
Your honour, I can't even bear to think about them

Now there's been a reprieve
And I'm just waiting for this train
I'm finding it just a little hard to breathe
Because tonight I'm seeing you again
Tonight I'm seeing you again

So far, far, far along the platform
I'm a man with a problem and a request
Mister, I shouldn't be here
Get me a diesel
I assure you, it's in the national interest

And the wind turns in the air
I'm just waiting for the train
I'm feeling so good it cannot be fair
Because tonight I'm seeing you again
Tonight I'm seeing you again

I'm seeing you again
Now I know what it is to be alive

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About “Waiting for a Train” by Howard Devoto

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