The California Zephyr
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Whistle blowing through the night The train conductor dims the lights He likes to keeps his badges shined And tell me whatโs been on his mind
And Damien sits across from me And asks me for my story
But with a smile I decline
And slowly let my seat recline
Weโre all aboard the California Zephyr
And families dressed in starched black cotton Speak a language half forgotten
And push against the tidal flow
Of Mississippi afterglow
And Leroy talks of sixty-nine
Of Haight and Ashbury in his prime Of lighting up with Morrison
See everything was hazy then
He says you know the future waits for no one And every single moment here is stolen
So all aboard the California Zephyr
Leanna says she loves to sing
Gospel country anything
She says she knows a couple chords And wears them out til she gets bored
And with her bags and with her pride She tells me to enjoy the ride
The most important thing in life
Is doing what you love
She says itโs not about the destination See everybodyโs headed for that station So all aboard the California Zephyr
But lightning strikes and oil fires From sea to rising sea
Hand of god reaching out Looking down on me
Warehouse crumbling by the tracks
And vines that climb the old smoke stacks A treehouse never meant to last
In every town that we speed past
From falling Appalachian snow To where the desert roses grow Following the lake shore line And ending on pacific time
Weโre all aboard the California Zephyr You know I wish that could stay forever