I‘m running through the night
Just going through the dark
Where do these two rails go?
I am a midnight freight train
I keep my lights off
So no one knows I‘m here
I‘ll keep going til tomorrow dawns
Just what sort of town will I arrive in?
I hope the town is full of smiles, more than yesterday‘s was
I hope the town is greener
Than the one I was born in
And that the wind carries the voices of families through the park
What am I carrying?
The truth is, even I don‘t know
I just run, and someone‘s waiting for me
It seems to be something really important
When I go through a town
And am almost seen by a child
Who got up to go to the bathroom
I hold my breath so he doesn‘t notice me - goodbye
I hope the town hasn‘t a single sorrow in the sky
I imagine it today as I‘m racing along
I hope the town has no hatred in its stars
And that a gentle song is playing somewhere
I hope the town is full of smiles, more than yesterday‘s was
I hope the town is greener
Than the one I was born in
And that the wind carries the voices of families through the park