music by Rick Mealey, Paula Naveda, Chris Stabile, and Josh Walsh
lyrics by Rick Mealey
Well I hear your train a-comin’
but it’s me who’s slowly goin’ round the bend
there ain’t no sun or moonshine out
baby they may never shine again
I can see you on the platform in your gaudy platform shoes
a psychedelic papergirl spreading out the news
diesel smoke and orange lights that parry, feint, and duck
you’re heading for another life on the One A.M. Deluxe
as you prepare for boarding
I can hear you asking “What’s come over you?”
well I think we both remember
when we had much more in common than we do
never learned to read the runes inscribed upon our hearts
only thing that’s changed is that we’ve changed and changed apart
time erodes and time destroys, a state of constant flux
you’re heading for another life on the One A.M. Deluxe
listen to the clatter and the groaning of the steel
the cry of slapback whistles and the braking of the wheel
momentum in its final gasp, too slow and faint to feel
that once it meant a different thing when I asked you
“Hey babe, are you for real?”
Are you for real?
Are you for real…
Well I can’t join you in your world
or stop you now from acting as you will
I used to like the way you dressed
but now like everything it’s overkill
time and trains gonna carry you along into the haze
now you won’t be around to further complicate my days
but I just can’t help but wonder at the turning of our luck
and what lies at the other end of that One A.M. Deluxe
you better ride that train
till you just can’t ride it no more
Board!
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