Lyrics

Whatever Happened to the Trains?
James B. Twitty

I put on my jeans and a party mind, like so many old times
I heard the night call me downtown, me and my new found freedom,
First stop the place we used to meet, I could almost see the old gang there,
Ordering up another round, everybody laughing

Whatever happened to the trains, just happened to me tonight,
No one no where knows my name, but it’s alright
Still even an old rail car can move a lot of grain
Whatever happened to the trains?

I said hello to that old juke box, I bet I fed it two hundred dollars
But it’s forgotten me and those Bob Seger songs
I was the King of Friday night, the life of every party
But now they all look so young, and I’m invisible

Whatever happened to the trains, just happened to me tonight,
No one, nowhere knows my name, but I’ll be alright
but it's been ten years and that's a long time out of the game
Whatever happened to the trains?

These young guys are cut and really built for speed
Struttin' and braggin', but scratchin’ on the “Eight”
Hey girl what’s your name? Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Well nothing rhymes with “Tiffany” anyway

Last of the lonely souls, I never thought I’d feel this way
When all you get’s, “Excuse me sir,” you know it’s time to go
So turn on that neon moon, let it light my way back home
Tomorrow is a working day and nothing rhymes with “misery” anyway

Whatever happened to the trains, just happened to me tonight,
No one no where knows my name, but it’ll be alright
Now I'm not the fastest and I'm not the prettiest thing,
Whatever happened to the trains, just happened to me tonight,
No one no where knows my name, maybe it serves me right
Now I can't compete with the Jets and the Hotrods that hang out today, yeah, the same thing happened to the trains,
Whatever happened to the trains?


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