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Salvation Train

from Cows on the Highway by Shawn Waggoner

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Salvation Train

She went down to the station to say goodbye to him
Before he got on the train he took her hand
He said his last goodbyes and she swore she’d be alright
And the rain fell hard from the sky
The rain fell hard

I’m just sitting here watching strangers at the station
All night long the trains roll in, then they pull away
I’ve lived a hundred lives
so I don’t have to live mine
And I keep waiting on the salvation train

I see a girl of 16 standing in the corner
Checks her ticket, bums a smoke
In a green dress she waits, watching for the 12:08
Moonlit tracks glisten in the rain
Moonlit tracks glisten

The rain’s letting up here at the station
I see a woman with flowers in her hair
She smiles and says hello, is she someone I used to know?
She aint waiting on a train…

I’m just sitting here watching strangers at the station
All night long the trains roll in, then they pull away
I’ve lived a hundred lives
so I don’t have to live mine
And I keep waiting on the salvation train
Salvation train, I’m ready to depart
Hair in flowers, green dress on and I’ll leave my broken heart,
I will journey to a place I used to know,
Through the quiet cold I will sparkle like the snow
Salvation train, please take me home

COPYRIGHT 2006 SHAWN WAGGONER

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from Cows on the Highway, released June 5, 2006

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Shawn Waggoner Colorado

Shawn Waggoner began her music career in Austin, as the lead singer of the successful blues band, Blue Recluse. In '97, the band went on hiatus and Waggoner composed songs for her first cd, Contemplating Cacti. With a new focus on original, acoustic music, Waggoner teamed up with bassist David Farrell for three more cds. Each made its mark on the alternative-folk and Americana genres. ... more

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