Born On A Train Lyrics - Singles - The Magnetic Fields

Some roads are only seen at night 

Ghost roads, nothing but neon signs 

But some nights the neon gas gets free 

Turns into walking dead like me 

And I've been makin' promises I know I'll never keep 

One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep 

I have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name 

Baby, I was born on a train 

I know that you were never young 

And I know you probably won't get old 

But honey, nobody's gonna hurt you anymore 

And nobody's gonna make you wanna die 

But I've been makin' promises I know I'll never keep 

One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep 

I have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name 

Baby, I was born on a train 

I'll go one cold and gray morning 

And you won't remember anything 

But some people don't believe in time 

And some of us don't believe in life 

But I've been makin' promises I know I'll never keep 

One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep 

I have to go when the whistle blows, the whistle knows my name 

Baby, I was born on a train 

Baby, I was born on a train