Southbound Train Lyrics - Nanci Griffith

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 

The 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 

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