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Night Train Lyrics
Out of the night burning with light
Train shining black, I won't look back, life is running
Hoping some day someone will say I got it made
Pull up the shade, let the sun in
Down on the night train, I feel the starlight steal away
Use up a lifetime looking for the break of day
Border patrol looking through me
Towns without names all look the same, I hear crying
Paris to Spain, countries in pain
Caught up in flight, feeling the sight, Europe dying
Rolling on, hear the wheels singing, fever keep coming on so strong
My ticket paid, trying to fade
I hope I get there not just somewhere I was leaving
Out in the dark all the wolves bark
I fold my arms try to keep warm by believing
Hard rain following on, cold wheels moving on
Everybody they're so alone down on the night train
Train shining black, I won't look back, life is running
Hoping some day someone will say I got it made
Pull up the shade, let the sun in
Use up a lifetime looking for the break of day
Towns without names all look the same, I hear crying
Paris to Spain, countries in pain
Caught up in flight, feeling the sight, Europe dying
My ticket paid, trying to fade
I hope I get there not just somewhere I was leaving
Out in the dark all the wolves bark
I fold my arms try to keep warm by believing
Everybody they're so alone down on the night train
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Submitted by
bobo192 On Aug 26, 2002
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I think this is one of Winwood's best tracks. A great driving song, especially at....night.
My take is that it's about modern alienation and people searching for something elusive that never seems attainable. I'm guessing he may have based it on a train ride through Europe or some other real events.
"Use up a lifetime looking for the break of day" sums it all up for me.