When Jenny was a little girl she only dreamed of trains  She never played with dolls or lacy kinds of things  Jenny counted boxcars instead of countin' sheep  She could go anywhere when she went to sleep  All she ever talked about was gettin' on to ride  She was livin' in another time you could see it in her eyes  Everyday after school she'd head don't to the tracks  Waitin' for the train that was never comin' back  Chorus:  Jenny dreamed of trains  When the nighttime came  Nobody knew how she made it come true  Jenny dreamed of trains  The depot's been boarded up, the rails have turned to rust  There hasn't been a train through here since the mill went bust  No one believed her when she said she heard the train  Said she was just a little girl actin' kinda strange  (Chorus)  Jenny laid a penny on the track one day  In God we trust she walked away  The very next mornin' all that she could find  Was a little piece of copper squashed flatter than a dime  Nobody knew how she made it come true  Jenny dreamed of trains