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Another train song. I had written one in 1980 and so I guess it was time for another one in 1981.

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The paper train goes rolling down the mountain side
On board the pirate sleeps
Out of tune with forgotten tides
On through darker canyons
Willows fall from mountain trails
Hallowed are the stories
Of paper trains and pirate tales

Sitting in a box car is a man who hides his eyes
For in there are reflections that open up forbidden lies
He ship sailed the waters
That fed his greedy thirst
By bringing ships of cargo
To minds that bled the worst

The paper train rolls on its beaten track and through abandoned towns
Old saloons and general stores have rotted on the ground
It is always now or never
Old ghost towns just don't belong
Pirates live forever
For with their death there lives a song

And the paper train blows its horn
The sun is rising with the morn
It rolls on past the lake
What it gave to forget to take

The paper train goes rolling down the mountain side
On board the pirate speaks
Out of tune with forgotten tides
On through darker canyons
Willows fall from mountain trails
Hallowed are the stories
Of paper trains and pirate tales
Paper trains and pirate tales
Paper trains and pirate tales

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from Live At The Ghirardelli Wine Cellar 1981, released April 7, 2019
Recorded live at The Wine Cellar in 1981 by Skip Henderson

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