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She was beautiful as southern skies
The night he met her
She was married to someone
He was doggedly determined that he would get her
He was old, he was young
From time to time he'd tip his heart
But each time she withdrew
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Well eventually the boy and the girl get married
Sure enough they have a son
And though they both were occupied
With the child she carried
Disagreements had begun
And in a while they fell apart
It wasn't hard to do
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs

Are often mistaken for one and the same
Now the man and the woman
Remain in contact
Let us say it's for the child
With disagreements about the meaning
Of a marriage contract
Conversations hard and wild
But from time to time
He makes her laugh
She cooks a meal or two
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
What is the point of this story
What information pertains
The thought that life could be better
Is woven indelibly
Into our hearts
And our brains
She was beautiful as southern skies   The night he met her   She was married to someone   He was doggedly determined that he would get her   He was old, he was young   From time to time he'd tip his heart   But each time she withdrew   Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance   Everybody thinks it's true   Well eventually the boy and the girl get married   Sure enough they have a son   And though they both were occupied   With the child she carried   Disagreements had begun   And in a while they fell apart   It wasn't hard to do   Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance   Everybody thinks it's true   Two disappointed believers   Two people playing the game   Negotiations and love songs      Are often mistaken for one and the same   Now the man and the woman   Remain in contact   Let us say it's for the child   With disagreements about the meaning   Of a marriage contract   Conversations hard and wild   But from time to time   He makes her laugh   She cooks a meal or two   Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance   Everybody thinks it's true   Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance   Everybody thinks it's true   What is the point of this story   What information pertains   The thought that life could be better   Is woven indelibly   Into our hearts   And our brains