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Train Go By Lyrics by Josh Ritter

Gathering

2017

Gonna go home
Tell her I want her
Gonna make it alright
Gonna do whatever it takes to save us
But for now I'm waiting, waiting

Gonna be more open-hearted
Take it back to where we started
But for now I'm stuck here at this light
I'm waiting on a train to go

Train go, train go, train go by
Train go, train go, train go by
Train go, train go, train go by
I’m just waiting on the train to go by

When we met it was the height of summer
Never thought that our days were numbered
Never thought that we'd be here on this line
But for now we're waiting

I'm gonna be the man that I once was
Was I ever more than enough?
Was I ever really up for this?
I'm waiting on the train to go

Train go, train go, train go by
Train go, train go, train go by
Train go, train go, train go by
I’m waiting on the train to go by

Day after day, the cars roll by
I wanna talk to her
But I can’t seem to get the words quite right
And I know
She needs to hear me set things to straight
She needs me when it's way past late
And I need to be there in the dark of night
But still I'm…

I've never been so empty handed
Nothing turning out as I planned it
She's disappointed and I'm just mad
But for now we're waiting, waiting

Love is patient, love is kind
They told us in a far off time
Now I'm hers and she's still mine
Still we’re waiting, waiting on the train to go

Train go, train go, train go by
Train go, train go, train go by
Train go, train go, train go by
I'm just waiting on the train to go
Train go, train go, train go by
Train go, train go, train go by
Train go, train go, train go by
Just waiting on the train to go bye

About “Train Go By” by Josh Ritter

Read the complete lyrics to "Train Go By" by Josh Ritter from the album "Gathering" in 2017. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock.

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"Train Go By" is credited to Josh Ritter. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Train Go By" appears on "Gathering" in 2017.

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