Two Trains Lyrics - Singles - David Arn

How did courage always keep you on the run 

carrying that Red Cross in the Italian sun? 

To get the rush danger brings 

You'd meet bulls and freaks inside the rings 

It's cut to the bone, jump into the blast 

But first, one must last, one must last 

There were two trains coming 

To where hope meets its second chance 

One could easily take you home, 

The other was bound for France 

You smiled bravely to waiting soldiers 

They knew which one you'd ride 

They were merely lost boys at your side 

At Sylvie's table at rue de l'Odeon 

You read simple praise for comrades gone 

Il faut d'abord durer 

Everyone was a man that day 

No matter how your fate gets cast 

First, one must last, one must last 

Then there were two trains coming 

Rolling for the women and the pain 

One blew the whistle 'cos the hour got late 

Another track was announced for Spain 

You drank slowly though the closing sign was broken 

Peasants fought to be your guide 

Women danced, capturing you with their faces, they left your hands untied 

You wrote a chilly ending no one could have known 

Doctor's son saves all lives but his own 

What did you see so strange 

When you stared out at that purple western range? 

Grace under pressure unsurpassed 

Surely you'd stand fast, you'd stand fast 

Then there were two trains coming 

So little time to pack 

One could no longer take you home 

The other wasn't coming back 

They were shocked at what this life could do 

With all the battles you'd survived 

They were merely lost boys at your side