Don Henley - Train In The Distance lyrics

When I was a young boy, roaming on the railroad track With copper pennies on the rail Locomotive come and squash 'em flat We'd run to fetch 'em back, we'd run to fetch 'em back Summer nights at Grandma's house, cozy in my bed Dreams of far off places and other lives to be led Swirling in my head, swirling in my head There's a train in the distance, there's a whistle calling There's a train in the distance, silver moonlight falling Now I am a grown man, turning in my sleep Debts and obligations, family ties run deep Promises to keep, promises to keep But there's a train in the distance, there's a whistle calling There's a train in the distance, there's a light rain falling You can ride that train to the far end of creation Away from everything and everyone you know You'd better make friends with your angels and your demons They will be riding with you wherever you may go Ahh, but you have to go, But there's a train in the distance, there's a whistle calling There's a train in the distance, autumn leaves are falling