I caught a ride on the rail tonight.
The sun was setting and I thought To find a place to bed down. I left town headed west Toward the setting sun And within a short time The train track crept up on the side of the road And I looked up to see a train moving alongside, It was keeping time, or I kept time with it. It was unexpected, slightly surprising, comforting, The box cars silhouetted by the evening colors. And the road and train veered together right. I had only planned to find an empty field outside of town. But the train and the colors hooked me and pulled me along. A mile, five miles, ten miles. The road and track stayed together Till finally, it curved and passed above me on an overpass. What a beautiful ride! What a beautiful sight! A ride upon the rails tonight.
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