The River and the Rail
Lee Beatty
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Listen to this Tale of a brand new baby Born among the elms and sycamores The first sound that he heard was the lonely whistle of a train That crossed the mighty river near his home. He played along the banks of the river Time was measured by the passing trains He counted coal cars clankin', thru the town square late at night He dreamed the happy dreams of a well-loved boy His home is on the River and the Rail Where his life awaits the promise of a green and sunny Trail And the family that surrounds him will catch him if he fails His parents are the River and the Rail But the innocence of childhood always falters Happy dreams become ambition's call The simple joys of life are replaced by cold hard pride The world is big, his town looks old and small So he sets out for the glitter of the city But the glitter falls like bitter stinging rain He tries to make it last, but his mind turns to the past To the home that kept him safe against the pain He is searching for the River and the Rail The bright lights and the dark streets were not the Holy Grail And the cost of being lonely is more than he could sell He comes back to live the River and the Rail The simple life remains on the River He grows old among the elms and sycamores He raises high his laughing new grandbaby, and he sings Of the joy that circles 'round him Evermore. His home is on the River and the Rail For his life has walked the promise of the green and sunny trail And the family that surrounds him grow flowers in the Vale At his gravestone near the River and the Rail The Circle is Unbroken, at the River and the Rail
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