Michael Martin Murphey



From my window shadows of the buildings in the night

Run like a river, broken only by city lights

Running like a thousand whispered lines

Broken only by the ancient railroad ties



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Out where the tracks run through the city

Tracks run through the city

I want to be on that train

That'll take me to a place to hide

Where tracks run through the city

Tracks run through the city

Tracks run through the city

And I'm longin' to ride, please let me ride



You know I want to ride that train

Everybody wants to find a brand new life somewhere

I know it's waiting at the end of the track somewhere out there

The end of the rainbow is not meant for me

Just got to find some new simplicity



Chorus



You know I want to ride that train

Let me ride