I wish I was a train
barreling down a track
no worries on my face
no troubles on my back
I wish I was a cool steel rail
gleaming in the sun
I wish I was a place
Thy will is always done
but I wish I was a train
Wish I was a train
hard as I was black
my aim is always true
and I'm bringing what you lack
I wish I was a tall hillside
collected from the ground
and if you climbed up top
you'd see what's all around
but I wish I was a train
I wish I was a stone
pounded by the sea
steady as she goes
the waves would finish me
and then the time could click on by
as rhythmic as could be
I wish I was a train
I know you'd tell it's me
I wish I was a train
credits
from Black Helicopters,
track released February 3, 2009
Amy Chorney
Jason Chorney
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