Southbound Train Lyrics - Griffith Nanci

(originally by Julie Gold) 

I'm sitting on a southbound train 

Staring at the sky 

I'm thinking of my childhood 

And I'm trying not to cry 

While a stranger sleeps against me 

And it feels like I'm his wife 

Towns and cities flutter past 

Like the pages of my life 

My heart is on the baggage rack 

It's heavy as can be 

I wish that I could find someone 

Who would carry it for me 

Just to pay it some attention 

And to handle it with care 

Because it has been dropped 

And is in need of some repair 

(chorus) 

Some things I know 

Some things I guess 

Some things I wish that I could learn 

To express 

Like the way that I feel 

As I stare at the sky 

And I remember your voice 

And the sound... of goodbye 

Maybe it's the autumn chill 

Maybe it's the rain 

Maybe I should wake the stranger 

And ask him his name 

But, my eyes they would betray me 

And my words could not defend 

No, I must learn to wait my turn 

Before I love again 

(repeat chorus)