robert ellis
westbound train
The road was dark and long And you heard a hopeful song Playing louder than any one you'd heard before  Oh, I know that song She used to sing to me all night long And when the music stopped, by morning I was gone  Now those songs escape my ear But to you they're ringing clear Oh, that westbound train already passed me by And I know just why you'd want to hitch a ride, oh Other trains'll be coming through And I'm gonna catch one too Yeah, we do what we have to do  And who'm I to say what you do along your way? You said yourself this is a game you know how to play  It ain't right, it ain't wrong But there's no sorrow in this song I knew it wouldn't be too long 'fore she moved on  And I've moved on too I ain't got nothing but love for you Oh, that westbound train already passed me by And I know just why you'd want to hitch a ride, oh Other trains'll be coming through And I'm-a gonna catch one too Yeah, we do what we have to do  The Great Rearranger's changing everything again Thought you stranger when I knew you way back when We are older now, and there's no need to pretend That anything we have in life means more than friends  Oh, that westbound train already passed me by And I know just why you'd want to hitch a ride, oh Other trains'll be coming through And I'm-a gonna catch one too Yeah we do what we have to do