Intro:
1st Verse:
When your good nights have been said
And you re lying in bed
With the covers pulled up tight
And though you count every sheep
You get the feeling that sleep
Is going to stay away tonight.
That s when you hear it coming
That s when you hear the humming of the
Chorus:
Starlight Express, Starlight Express,
Are you real, yes or no?
Starlight Express, answer me yes.
I don t want you to go.
2nd Verse:
Want you to take me away
But bring me home before daylight
And in the time between
Take me to everywhere
But don t abandon me there
Just want to say I ve been.
I believe in you completely
Though I may be dreaming sweetly
I can hear the train
Here again
Can t explain that midnight train
That midnight train
Chorus:
Starlight Express, Starlight Express,
Are you real, yes or no?
Starlight Express, answer me yes.
I don t want you to go.
Bridge:
And if you re there
And if you know
Then show me which way
I should go.
Chorus:
Starlight Express, Starlight Express,
Are you real, yes or no?
Starlight Express, answer me yes.
I don t want you to go.