The Flame Burns On

At a house by the line
The train rumbled by
In the night, in the night

A mother woke up inside
And heard her baby cry
In the night, in the night

A lamp lit her way
To where the baby lay
In the night, in the night

She opened up the door
But the child was there no more
What a fright, what a fright

And she stood all alone
Yes, she stood all alone
Yeah, she stood all alone
Yeah, she stood, all alone

She ran down the stairs
Into the open air of the night
Of the night
Of the night

With a lamp in her hand
She searched across the land
Through the night
Through the night

And the search goes on
Yes, the search goes on
Yes, the search goes on
Yes, the search goes on

As she walked down the track
The train was at her back
Out of sight, out of sight

Well, the train didn't slow
And now the mother's gone
What a sight, what a sight

And the train rolls on
Yes, the train rolls on
Yes, the train rolls on
Yes, the train rolls on

Though the years have passed on by
You can hear the baby's cry
Through the night, through the night

And when it's dark and cold
That little lamplight floats
O'er the ties, o'er the ties

And the flame burns on
Yes, the flame burns on
Yes, the flame burns on
Yes, the flame burns on