Song Description
A lament about distant love tied together with the analogy of the train whistle
| Song Length |
4:30 |
Genre |
Country - Traditional, Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
Tranquil, Poignant |
Subject |
Trains |
Lyrics
On the ceiling
A gray ghost lingers
Ashes fall and dust the floor
Through the window
Neon seeps inside
Paints the room
A sunset rose
As a Lonesome Whistle blows
Like the children
Trailed the piper
Coffin boxcars
Line the tracks
Diesel demons
On the dark railway
Chained and long
In rollin' rows
As Lonseome Whistle blows
Woeful melody ringin' in my ears
From Tennesee to New Orleans
Coal car full of memories
A black-faced engineer
Furnace glows as a Lonesome Whistle blows
Your skin glowin' like a candle
As you breathe soft and low
And on your face I can see a tear
Like a train it slowly rolls
As a Lonesome Whistle blows