Southbound Train Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kookaburra02 

Cover art for Southbound Train lyrics by Jon Foreman

This is my favorite on these albums full of amazing poetry and music. My favorite line is the "hear the whistle weeping, it's crying to sky" because of the imagery invoked by the whistle "crying" to the sky, like an intense cry of desperation which sums up the whole mood of the song. Coupled with the music that mimics musically the sounds of a train, all coming to a climax at these lines, makes it incredibly intense and moving. Wonderful.