John Townsend - This Train Lyrics

The train that you'll be riding will be sixteen coaches long
I think that Elvis will be driving although I could be wrong
'Cos the last time that I saw him he wasn't fit to take the wheel
But you have to bear in mind of course that none of this is real
This train don't go to Memphis no red roses in her hair
Where the flowers never fade, this train takes you there

Takes you there, takes you there
Where the flowers never fade
This train takes you there

You had to be the one who told me Kennedy was dead
& that got stuck in my mind just like it got stuck in your head
I got on that plane to Dallas while you had a drink or two
& I still sent you that postcard saying it made me think of you
This train don't go to the grassy knoll no ghost bullets crackling in the air
Where the ghosts have all been laid to rest this train takes you there

Takes you there takes you there
Where the ghosts have all been laid to rest
This train takes you there

I was standing at the crossroads blues falling down like hail
With stones in my passway & a hellhound on my trail
It's a hell of a bargain you can strike there in the dark
For the blues on the horizon like a dog with a bark
This train don't go to the crossroads it's no Faustian affair
Where Lucifer ain't rising this train takes you there

Takes you there takes you there
Where Lucifer ain't rising
This train takes you there

I can hear my train a 'comin' with a rattle and a shout
From that red house over yonder red inside and red without
And I know you don't believe me but this part is not a dream
From the distant shores of Sweden the never-ending Dancing Queen
This train don't go to Liverpool that would be too much to bear
Ferry cross another Mersey this train takes you there

Takes you there takes you there
Ferry cross another Mersey
This train takes you there