This Train Still Runs - Janis Ian

I felt a rumble in my heart, over the mountains

As the engine ate the spark, spitting out the miles

Times when I tried to jump the track

Weight of the world upon my back

Still after all is said and done

This train still runs

It doesn’t matter where it’s gone

This train still runs

And though the baggage weighs a ton

We carry on

Nothing is forever young

I’m not done — his train still runs

I had a friend I left behind, back at the station

We used to burn the power lines, racing with the wind

But time has the manners of a thief

Young love turns bittersweet

Still we keep that lantern hung — this train still runs

This train still runs

It doesn’t matter where it’s gone

This train still runs

And though the baggage weighs a ton

We carry on

No one is forever young

I’m not done this train still runs

Got a ticket in my pocket and I’m ready to ride

Got a motor rolling over to an easy glide

I’m gonna travel on the gravel to the other side

Sure as a baby loves the teat

Sure as a high heel on concrete

Sure as the songs I’ve left unsung

This train still runs

This train still runs

It doesn’t matter where it’s gone

This train still runs

And though the baggage weighs a ton

We carry on

Nothing is forever young

I’m not done — this train still runs

This train still runs

This train still runs