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The Railroad and The Warehouse

from A Collection of Songs, 2006​-​2013 by Andrew Preston

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Dedicated to a friend who passed on in 2012.

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I’ve been entertaining thoughts of rolling on,
Let the steam engine go, take my bags off the lawn.
Last night I had a dream that I stepped on that train without you.
And I got scared.
Well I’ve been craving something new, wider spaces, brighter blues.
What if something happens to you while I’m gone?
But I’ve been entertaining thoughts of rolling on.

In the dark of the warehouse, sold our souls to Father Time.
Left your pictures on the wall, left my briefcase behind.
Left the one who kept my belly full,
apologies, the broken rules.
The railroad and the warehouse rolling by.

I won’t cry when she says goodbye,
when she wished me farewell with the sun in my eyes.
And I heard in the wind when the roof had caved in,
she won’t be there waiting when I come back again,
And in the rubble, just a winding down wheel.

Oh, I’ve been entertaining thoughts of rolling on.
Let the steam engine go, let the swan sing her song.
A pipe dream will pass, only if it outlasts, will I set sail.
Will I move on?
If I keep you in mind, will I satisfy my time,
Will her hand in my hand,
keep the fire alive?
I’ve been entertaining thoughts of rolling on.

An unfinished white horizon falls behind,
as I watch the the railroad and the warehouse rolling by.

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from A Collection of Songs, 2006​-​2013, released August 9, 2013
Andrew Preston

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