Boxcar
I was sitting in the car, waiting for a train, when a boxcar went by. Painted on the side of this boxcar were the words: “To Carol in Portland. Miss you! Mike.” And then I went home and wrong this song.
Boxcar
VERSE
The alarm clock was unsually insistent
And your suitcase kept looking out the door
The airport sang its same sad song
And the loading zone didn’t want me anymore
But I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself
And I decided to stop today
So I went down to the train yard
And said everything I had to say
CHORUS:
Wrote you a love letter on a boxcar baby
Spray-painted on a rust red Southern Line
Wrote you a love letter on a box car baby
Now I’m soaking up our claw foot tub, feeling fine
Now the moon’s been hanging around
And the stars are doing what stars always do
And we’re all just sitting here making small talk
While we wait for you
CHORUS
And the train said, ‘ooo-ooo-eee’
I’m gonna find her wherever she may be
And the train said ‘ooo-oo-alright’
She’ll be home the next damn night
CHORUS
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st. joe’s choir » Seph remixes Boxcar says:
[...] friend and the engineer for our recording session, Seph, took a stab at remixing Boxcar, thus reminding me that he [...]
September 13th, 2007 at 8:50 am