Ticket to Happiness

I am sitting in a train on the way to no man's land No intentions and no plans, just away from my old clan No destination, no idea Just a ticket and some Danish tins of beer Want to escape from my old life And my desperate marriage with my wife And I'm waiting... I'm waiting for the sun Watching through the window glass, there are passing memories Of my early peaceful life in a town near New Orleans I see my girlfriend with a smile And my dad playing cards there for a while It was so idle, full of peace I wake up and I smell the summer breeze And I'm craving... I'm craving for that time When I wake up by daylight time The window pane reflects my tired face But what I see is not myself It's my face as a young man in the past And I wonder... what's going on with me? Now the train's in Timberlane, my lovely good old town I step off the train with caution and look timidly around And a young girl turns her head Looks at me and sends a lovely smile I recognize her: It's my wife! 18 years with sparkles in her eyes And I'm falling I fall in love with you I fall in love with you I fall in love with you I fall in love with you, you, you