Passing Of The Train Lyrics - Rhonda Vincent

Way back when it all began 

With muscle, wood and steel 

Mighty man tamed the land 

With a horse that rode on wheels 

It broke the heart of the red man 

And made a name for Jesse James 

A mark was left forever 

By the passing of the train 

As a little child, my thoughts ran wild 

As I clung to Mama's dress 

As the train grew near the engineer 

Waved my fears to rest 

He tipped his hat and pulled the cord 

And blew a long refrain 

Around midnight I'd be dreaming 

Of the passing of the train 

Clickety clack heating up the track 

Can't you hear that whistle scream? 

She's a-letting you know just how she feels 

With a belly full of steam 

All aboard who's going aboard 

It'll never be the same 

It's a downright lonesome feeling 

With the passing of the train 

That old caboose, they cut it loose 

And ain't gonna bring it back 

It sits beside the towns that died 

Along a million miles of track 

We're always late when we get there 

So we'd sooner hop a plane 

But anyone who's heard that whistle 

Mourns the passing of the train 

Clickety clack heating up the track 

Can't you hear that whistle scream? 

She's a-letting you know just how she feels 

With a belly full of steam 

All aboard who's going aboard 

It'll never be the same 

It's a downright lonesome feeling 

With the passing of the train 

All aboard who's going aboard 

It'll never be the same 

It's a downright lonesome feeling 

With the passing of the train