The Train from Washington

During reconstruction time, there were folks Who had been promised 40 acres and a mule And they were told that a man with their legal papers Could be expected on a train from Washington There were folks who waited for him And there are folks who are still waiting for him But you can't depend on a train from Washington That is 100 years overdue You can depend on the stars and planets, yeah They'll always tell you the truth You can depend on the 15th of April, yeah Somehow it always gets through You can depend on the daily paper's calls They sure not bring you the blues But don't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years overdue I see people, dragging on their own I see them standing anxious near the tracks I see people, a long, long way from home Wonderin' how they'll ever get back You can depend on the politicians, yeah Always got a point of view They are contemporary court magicians, yeah Sleight of mouth will dazzle you You can depend on the repositions from them Changes that you've got to go through But don't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years overdue I see people on their way to work I see factories bursting at the seams I see people listenin' for the whistle On the train that will carry their dreams I see people on their way to work I see factories bursting at the seams I see people listenin' for the whistle On the train that will carry their dreams You can depend on the folks and gravity 'Cause both of them will bring you down You can depend on catchin' somethin', yeah 'Cause somethin' is goin' around You can depend on the first two numbers, but Damn, if the last one comes through But don't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years overdue You can't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years overdue, oh Lord you see You can't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years overdue, don't you over But don't depend on the train from Washington Yeah-he-hey, yeah, you know it might not make it You can't depend on the train from Washington Everybody knows if it's runnin' it's runnin' late You can't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years- and that's a long, long time You can't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years overdue, see it, huh You can't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years overdue, don't you take me for bonanza You can't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years overdue You can't depend on the train from Washington That's 100 years overdue