She was b eauti ful as So uthern skies
The night he met her
She was married to someo ne
He was d ogged ly dete rmined that he would get her
He was old he was y oung
From time to time he'd t ip his heart
But each time she withd rew
Everybody loves the s ound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's t rue
Everybody loves the s ound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's t rue
Well ev entua lly the bo y and the gir l get married
Sure enough they have a s on
And though they b oth w ere occupi ed wit h the child she car ried
Disagreements had beg un
And in a while they fell apart
It wasn't hard to d o
Everybody loves the s ound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's t rue
Everybody loves the s ound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's t rue
Two disappointed bel ievers
Two people playing the ga me
Negotiations and l ove s ongs
Are o ften mist aken for one and the sa me
Now the m an an d the wo man re main in contact
Let us say it's for the c hild
With disag reeme nts about the me aning
Of a marriage c ontract
Conversations hard and w ild
But from time to time
He m akes her laugh
She cooks a meal or t wo
Everybody loves the s ound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's t rue
Everybody loves the s ound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's t rue
What is the point of this s tory
What information perta ins
The thought that life could be b etter
Is w oven ind elibl y
Into our h earts and our b rains
(Like a t rain in the distance)
