The Train Ride (Broadway). ISRC-CB-GWT-26-00262

[Verse 1 — M] We sat together on the train, Watching the scenery like a dream. Your smile held promises untold, Our words were bright, our hearts were bold. [F] Who were we to hold so tight To faithfulness in fading light? I had to leave, I had to part, To cross the sea with an aching heart. [Pre-Chorus — M] Off the train and to the bus, You followed there, believing in us. You were single, free and true, And I knew it meant more to you. [Chorus — M + soft F echo] Then the ocean came between us, And the years began to fly. Hot winds, cold winds, losses, gains, Dreams beneath an unfamiliar sky. [F] I learned to wait, I learned to fall, I learned that you can't hold it all. So I took the road I had to take, And left some dreams behind to wake. [Verse 2 — M] With little money in my pocket, (M) I learned what winning cost. (F) For every gain, there comes a loss, (M) For every road, a road is crossed. (F) When pain became too hard to bear, I found another world somewhere— (M) A road of dreams, a road unknown, (F) A place I had to walk alone. (F) [Bridge — F, distant / M responds] [F] You followed dreams I couldn't share, (F) You climbed beyond the life we knew. (F) [M] And somewhere in that distant air, I heard the voice I left with you. [M + F] Some things fade but never die, Some shadows follow passing by. [Final Chorus — M, gradually joined by F] You'll never catch that future train To this strange land beyond the rain. Leave your dream behind and let it go, Let old grudges disappear like snow. Rise like a phoenix, soar and fight, Carry your dreams into the light. I finally heard that shadow call— One last goodbye, and that was all. (F) [Outro — M, soft] This land was never meant for you and me. (M) I return where maple leaves fly free. (F) And every train that carries me away (MF) Still brings your memory back to yesterday. (F)

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