The Rails Sang Out
The railroad car rocks side to side
As the occupants dream their dreams
He leaves his home to go to war
The world outside not what it seems
And the rails sing out "Tomorrow"
He rests his feet on a shoe box
Filled with the detritus of love
In just one day her features dim
And he wonders who killed the dove
And the rails sing out "Tomorrow"
He closed his eyes for a moment
And a parade filled up the street
He saw the old folks and the young
Covered with rain and snow and sleet
And the rails sang out "Tomorrow"
He rests in foreign soil now
'Neath white crosses arranged above
He wonders deep down in his soul
"Does she know that I died for love?"
And the rails sing out no longer
5-7-19
Contest:Musical Inspiration
Sponsor:Joseph May
Song: The Wind Cries Mary
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