Train in the Distance

[Verse 1]
She was beautiful as southern skies the night he met her
But she was married to someone
He was doggedly determined that he would get her
Just keep at her 'til he won
From time to time, he'd tip his heart
But each time she withdrew

[Chorus]
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the promise of a train in the distancе
Everyone beliеves it's true

[Verse 2]
Well, eventually the boy and girl got married
Soon enough, they had a son
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

[Chorus]
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everyone believes it's true
Everybody hears the promise of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true

[Post-Chorus]
Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same

[Verse 3]
Now the man and the woman remain in contact
Let us say it's for their son
With disagreements about the meaning of the marriage contract
Conversation's not much fun
But now and then, he makes her laugh
She cooks him a meal or two

[Chorus]
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody hears the promise of a train in the distance
Everyone believes it's true

[Post-Chorus]
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

[Outro]
It's the train in the distance
The promise that you hear in the distance