Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
It's so hard to struggle, it's hard to survive,
It's a struggle to stay alive.
I keep fighting on 'til we arrive.
I try to believe I will be received,
Lord knows I'm ready to leave.
Deliver me, I'm ready to leave.
Please deliver me.
How I wish my train would come
Carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
As you can tell, I'm not from here.
I've got to get the hell away from here,
I bid you a fare thee well.
Dark is the night, Cold is the ground,
No one to call friend can be found,
No one to lend a helping hand can be found
No one gives a damn
How I wish my train would come
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
The rain pouring down,
From the heavens above
Is cold as a mother's heart
I talk about trouble, it's my only friend'
I can smell the trouble blowin' in the wind.
Only thing I put my faith in
I try to believe, It's hard to believe,
There's a home out there for me,
Please deliver me, I'm ready to leave
Please deliver me, I'm ready to leave
Please deliver me, I'm ready to leave.
How I wish my train would come
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
(Please deliver me)
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
(I'm ready to leave)
And carry me, back, home,
How I wish my train would come
(Please deliver me)
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come
(I'm ready to leave )
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
(Please deliver me)
And take me back home
It's a struggle to stay alive.
I keep fighting on 'til we arrive.
I try to believe I will be received,
Lord knows I'm ready to leave.
Deliver me, I'm ready to leave.
Please deliver me.
How I wish my train would come
Carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
As you can tell, I'm not from here.
I've got to get the hell away from here,
I bid you a fare thee well.
Dark is the night, Cold is the ground,
No one to call friend can be found,
No one to lend a helping hand can be found
No one gives a damn
How I wish my train would come
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
The rain pouring down,
From the heavens above
Is cold as a mother's heart
I talk about trouble, it's my only friend'
I can smell the trouble blowin' in the wind.
Only thing I put my faith in
I try to believe, It's hard to believe,
There's a home out there for me,
Please deliver me, I'm ready to leave
Please deliver me, I'm ready to leave
Please deliver me, I'm ready to leave.
How I wish my train would come
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
(Please deliver me)
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
(I'm ready to leave)
And carry me, back, home,
How I wish my train would come
(Please deliver me)
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come
(I'm ready to leave )
And carry me back home,
How I wish my train would come.
(Please deliver me)
And take me back home
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How I Wish My Train Would Come Lyrics as written by Luther Dickinson
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