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Cowboy Junkies
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(Michael Timmins)
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Mornings feel so damn sad these days
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without the call of the 8:15
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That old familiar echo
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has finally died away
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leaving nothing but a chill
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where there once was a mighty scream
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And I've watched the flat cars
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take away our timber
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I've watched the coal cars steal our rock
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And now that we've got
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nothing left to take we're told
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that the wheels will stop turning,
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the whistles will stop blowing,
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these foolish dreams must stop
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Last year they closed down the post office,
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took the only flag we had in town
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That old brick building
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still stands like a cenotaph
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to a vision lost and buried in
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a very distant past
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And I've watched the flat cars
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take away our timber
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I've watched the coal cars steal our rock
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And now that we've got
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nothing left to take we're told
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that the wheels will stop turning,
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the whistles will stop blowing,
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these foolish dreams must stop
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The longest train I've ever seen
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was the train that you were on
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I walked you to the station,
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we kissed and you were gone
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I dream at night about you coming home
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The train in the station,
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your uniform on fire
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as you step onto the platform
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the band plays a little louder,
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and as we embrace your cap falls off
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Oh, I guess these foolish dreams must stop
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Mornings feel so damn sad these days
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without the call of the 8:15
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Looks like this town is finally
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going to die away
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leaving nothing but broken promises
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where there once was small town dreams
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And I've watched the flat cars
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take away our timber
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I've watched the coal cars steal our rock
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And now that we've got
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nothing left to take we're told
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that the TV station will be closing,
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Main Street windows will need boarding,
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that these foolish dreams must stop
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