Story Behind The Song

Lots of people go through this type of thing, on different levels of course. I hear a story telling, country/Americana type male singer. Kenny Rogers,Toby Keith,Keith Urban, Travis Tritt or a handful of others

Song Description

Man has no idea that wife/girlfriend has left him, or why, he's in the dark and wants her back to talk things over and work it out

Lyrics

Stop That Train
Words & Music by Frank Pusateri


I called her last night on the telephone
It kept on ringing, I guess she wasn't home
I asked her friends if they knew where she might be
They said she's leaving on the train to Kanakee
My eyes rolled back,I couldn't believe my ears
I lost my breath holding back the tears
They say you're always the last one to know
That may be true but I can't let her go

Stop that train before it's barrelin' down the track
Stop that train or she ain't never coming back
Stop that train, I need to look her in the eye
Everything would change if I could only stop that train

I wondered was it something I said or didn't say
To make her leave, to make her run away
I found her ring and a note upon the table
She was unhappy, she'd call me when she?s able
Maybe I was wrong and maybe she was right
But we could work it out and she'd be home tonight
I need to hold her to feel her gentle touch
I'm confused because I love her so much


Got down to the station, hoped I wasn't too late
Pushed through the turnstiles and past the boarding gate
There through the window pane I thought I saw her crying
I called her name but my heart was slowly dying
"Ticket's please, rider's all aboard!"
"Conductor please, I've got to have a word."

Stop that train.




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