[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Smoke stacks, signs, departure times
I ve got a suitcase full of clothes
I d best be heading on down the railroad line
And it d be best if you didn t know
Well I tried to make you love me
Now I ll try to let you go
But when the train pulls through the station
And that whistle starts to blow
[Chorus 1]
Well I can t help but remember
That one story that you told
Bout how you rearranged the furniture
When you were just a few years old
And I know this time there s no good reason
Left for me to stay
But if these trains are meant for leavin
Why am I standing at the gate?
[Verse 2]
Maybe it s my fault for forgetting
Who I was when I was mine
I ve come to realize this one thing
You couldn t fix what I couldn t find
So when they ask me where I m goin
And I tell them I don t know
By the time that train is slowin down
And the whistle starts to blow
[Chorus 2]
Well I can t help but remember
That one snowy afternoon
When we were talking bout the future
And all the things we were gonna do
And I know this time there s no good reason
Left for me to stay
But if these trains are second chances
Why d I watch mine roll away
[Verse 3]
Well the sun has come and gone now
That s how it goes, I understand
When I reach into my pocket
To hold your picture in my hand
It s a quiet consolation
A mistake that I don t mind
Maybe you ll meet me at the station
Or maybe somewhere down the line
[Chorus 3]
And I can t help but remember
When you asked me for your song
And I laughed but I didn t tell you
That they were all yours all along
And I know this time there s no good reason
Left for me to stay
But if these trains are starting over
Why won t mine just roll away
Yeah if these trains are starting over
Why won t mine just roll away