While ridi ng on a train g oing west
I fell aslee p for to take m y rest.
I dreamed a dream t hat made me s ad
Concerning myself and the first few f riends I had .
With half damp eyes I sta red to the room
Where my fri ends and I spen t many an afternoon
Where we together w eathered many a storm
Laughing and singing 'til l the early hours of the morn.
By the old wooden stove w here our hats were hung
Our words we re told and our songs were sung;
We longed for nothi ng and were s atisfied
Talking and jok ing about th e world outs ide.
With haunt ed hearts throu gh the heat and cold
We never tho ught we could g et very old
We thought we could sit forever in fun
Though our chances re ally were a million to o ne.
As easy it was to tell bl ack from white
It was all t hat easy to tel l wrong from right;
Our choices were fe w and the tho ught never hit
That the one road we traveled would eve r shatter an d split.
Ah many a year has passed and gone
And many a g amble has been lost and won;
And many a road tak en by many a friend
And each one of t hem I've nev er seen agai n.
I wish I wish I wish in vain
That we coul d sit simply in that room once again;
Ten thousand dollar s at the drop of a hat
I'd give it all g ladly if our lives could be like th at.
While ridi ng on a train g oing west
I fell aslee p for to take m y rest.
I dreamed a dream t hat made me s ad
Concerning myself and the first few f riends I had