Whistle And Steam Lyrics - Thea Gilmore

Its been a long time since I've seen you 

Just like this face to face 

And I know I should have called you 

But I had another ghost to chase 

Should've read your letters 

Should've found out how you'd been 

But the truth is there was no escape 

The call of whistle and steam 

Of whistle and steam 

There's a man down at the station 

On a newspaper bed 

I just need some kind of salvation 

Before I die' he said 

But honey we're just passers-by 

In another leaving scene 

You and I are locked in tight 

To the call of whistle and steam 

Of whistle and steam 

Of whistle and steam 

It's the sleepers and the steel 

Or the black-root and the vine 

But my place is the space between 

The past and the horizon line 

Can you hear that old horn blowin? 

Every time you close your eyes 

And behind every bolted door 

Is there a voice you recognize 

Singing prayers, singing curses 

Singing all about the dream 

To everyone caught in the headlights 

Caught in the whistle and steam 

In the whistle and steam 

Caught in the whistle and steam 

In the whistle and steam 

In the whistle and steam