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Some suburban afternoon I rode down Ashley to the tracks Hoped the train would come by soon But you came and called me back in Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall Halloween is best of all With grass so high, streets so long It takes forever to get home In the kitchen after dark On a hot, late summer's night Fans revolve and dogs they bark Moths are drawn by candle light Screen doors slam, street lights go on Mothers call their children home Know who I am and where I'm from And I know I'll soon be going Beyond the fence, rivers flow Rain and sun, ice and snow Through streets so wide, days so long It takes forever to get home Between the river and the rail Skin and bone, tooth and nail With hopes so high, years so long It takes forever to get home Some suburban afternoon I rode down Ashley to the tracks Hoped the train would come by soon But you came and called me back Came and called me back But you came and called me back