Slow Train

Black marks out the driveway

Footprint on the door

U-Haul trucks have burned the path

Across the front lawn

No shoes in the closet

Empty dresser drawers

Even a fool like me could see that girl is gone

I just hope she's on

A grey hound or a slow train

Maybe broke down on a back road in a hard rain

There ain't no chance to run her down

Change her mind and turn it all around

If she's one way on an airplane

Riding shotgun in a Mustang

In a fast lane

Lord, I pray

She's on a grey hound or a slow train

♪

Like a midnight streak of lighting

Or a bullet from a gun

In a flash, just like that

She was here but now she's not

I guess once her mind's made up

Red lights don't mean a thing

She's out of here in over-gear, and she ain't about to stop

I'm hopin' that she caught a grey hound or a slow train

Maybe broke down on a back road in a hard rain

There ain't no chance to run her down

Change her might and turn it all around

If she's one way on an airplane

Riding shotgun in a Mustang

In a fast lane

Lord, I pray

She's on a grey hound or a slow train

♪

What I'd give for some kind of signal

Maybe a puff of smoke or a lonesome whistle

It sure ain't lookin' good for me

Unless she's on a grey hound or a slow train

Maybe broke down on a back road in a hard, hard rain

There ain't no chance

To run her down, change her mind

And turn it all around

If she's one way on an airplane

Riding shotgun in a Mustang

In a fast lane

Lord, I pray

She's on a grey hound or a slow train

♪

Slow train