Coal Train

[Verse 1] Two mates on the edge, staring down the track, Dust clouds rising, no turning back, Nine-oh-five, heading out to test our fate, With a promise of freedom, and a train that's running late. Hiding in the coal yard, in the shadows deep, Twenty dusty wagons, where the night won’t sleep. [Chorus] Jumping the coal train, hear the whistle cry, Thunder rolling heavy, thru the blackened sky. Lightning cracks open, against the West Coast sky, Can we make it home, before the tide runs high? [Verse 2] Tried to hitch from Hector, but my luck ran dry, So I hit the beach, with the cold waves high. Tide rolling inward, swallowing up the shore, Last light sets whispering, “What you waiting for?” Storm clouds finish gathering, old friends of the rain, I'm waiting by the crossing, thunder in my veins. [Chorus] Jumping the coal train, hear the whistle cry, Thunder rolling heavy, thru the blackened sky. Lightning cracks open, against the West Coast sky, Can we make it home, before the tide runs high? [Bridge] Birchfield slips behind us, the storms now overhead, Iron wheels keep screaming, filling me with dread, Rolling on to Why-mang, the river's up ahead, Rain soaked thru my jacket, nearly wishing I was dead. [Verse 3] Rain blankets the coast now, like a darkened shroud, Rattly bridge creaking, can hear the river loud. Slip now, and it’s all over, dicing with my fate, Rolling into Why-mang, no longer time to wait. At the old station, got to time the jump, Boots hit hard below me, landing with a thump. [Outro] Made it to the ground now, bleeding and sore, Boots dragging slowly, past old Woody's door. Stumbling into McGill St, the train still rolling by, The sound of the thunder, fading in the sky.