Phantom Train

PHANTOM TRAIN © KURT MAHONEY

Twenty miles from the county line
Twenty years too late
One foot on a landmine
One hand on the gate
But I don’t feel any pressure
‘Cause there’s nothing I can do
When it looks like heavy weather
I’ll be heading back to you

My clothes won’t fill a suitcase
But my dreams could fill the sea
And in my dreams I see your face
Starin’ back at me
And it’s settin’ me on fire
But I’m frozen in my shoes
When I fall off this high wire
I’ll be crawlin’ back to you

The refugees are restless
They’re scratchin’ at the door
They couldn’t save the princess
But they might’ve won the war
When they captured all the criminals
And put the lawyers in the zoo
When the surrender has been settled
They’ll send the final draft to you







I used to be a millionaire
But I gave it all away
A poet beyond compare
‘Til I had nothing left to say
Once I was a scholar
‘Til I forgot everything I knew
When I can walk across this water
I’ll send my resume to you

The jailhouse is empty
The crooks are on parade
They shut down the factory
When they discovered what they made
They’re tearin’ up the neighborhood
But they still can’t find a clue
But it ain’t gonna do one bit of good
Unless they get some help from you

I’m the stranger in the shadows
The voice you thought you heard
The wind behind the willows
The song behind the word
I’m the frost upon your window pane
Until the light comes shinin’ through
I’m just a rider on a phantom train
And I’m headin’ back to you
I’m just a rider on a phantom train
Baby I’m headin’ back to you
I’m just a rider on a phantom train
And I’m headin’ back to you
Yes I am