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In My Line of Work Lyrics
(In my line of work) [x2]
You deserve everything
Everything that you need
And all that you long for
But I, I'm rarely around
Every train feels outbound
I wish I could give you so much more
[CHORUS (1):]
I must roam
Follow the road I've chosen
Leave our home
The land is dark and frozen
Night by night
You're still in my mind
Everything I must do
Is your burden too
[CHORUS (2):]
Still the road goes on and on
We just have to play along
Days are lonely, nights long
In my line of work
[CHORUS (3):]
This is how the story goes
Highest highs and lowest lows
Home is never too close
In my line of work
Here the rules don't apply
Another town passes by
New faces, new strangers
And you could use someone new
Someone better than me
But I still hope you will be waiting
[CHORUS]
(My line of work)
[SOLO]
[CHORUS 2-3 x2]
(My line of work)
Everything that you need
And all that you long for
Every train feels outbound
I wish I could give you so much more
I must roam
Follow the road I've chosen
Leave our home
The land is dark and frozen
Night by night
You're still in my mind
Everything I must do
Is your burden too
Still the road goes on and on
We just have to play along
Days are lonely, nights long
In my line of work
This is how the story goes
Highest highs and lowest lows
Home is never too close
In my line of work
Another town passes by
New faces, new strangers
Someone better than me
But I still hope you will be waiting
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You could probably argue for a bunch of various interpretations of this song, but I personally think it's about a train conductor who does long night shifts away from home.