Train In The Distance Lyrics

She was beautiful as southern skies
The night he met her
She was married to someone
He was doggedly determined that he would get her
He was old, he was young
From time to time he'd tip his heart
But each time she withdrew
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Well eventually the boy and the girl get married
Sure enough they have a son
And though they both were occupied
With the child she carried
Disagreements had begun
And in a while they fell apart
It wasn't hard to do
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same
Now the man and the woman
Remain in contact
Let us say it's for the child
With disagreements about the meaning
Of a marriage contract
Conversations hard and wild
But from time to time
He makes her laugh
She cooks a meal or two
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
What is the point of this story
What information pertains
The thought that life could be better
Is woven indelibly
Into our hearts
And our brains

Paul Simon - Concert in the Park

Nov 1991

1. The Obvious Child (Live Version)
2. The Boy In The Bubble (Live Version)
3. She Moves On (Live Version)
4. Kodachrome (Live Version)
5. Born At The Right Time [Live]
6. Train In The Distance (Live Version)
7. Me And Julio Down By The School Yard (Live Version)
8. I Know What I Know (Live Version)
9. The Cool, Cool River [Live]
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Live Version)
11. Proof (Live Version)
12. The Coast (Live Version)
13. Graceland (Live Version)
14. You Can Call Me Al (Live Version)
15. Still Crazy After All These Years (Live Version)
16. Loves Me Like A Rock (Live Version)
17. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Live Version)
18. Hearts And Bones (Live Version)
19. Late In The Evening (Live Version)
20. America (Live Version)
21. The Boxer (Live Version)
22. Cecilia (Live Version)
23. The Sound Of Silence [Live]