Train to Muleshoe

It was her most prized possession in the flood of '27 Her feeble hands stitched many a cloth Boxed and boarded on a freight train Bound for higher dryer better days That ol' Singer rolled right out of town There's a lifetime in her suitcase She left behind her hopes and dreams To drown in the Mississippi But she's still got her wedding ring Her heart is stitched with threads of Repeated starts anew But somehow this one's different On that train to Muleshoe He lost a lifetime after fighting In his country's civil war Returned to a homestead no more The sacrifice his wife gave Lay down her life to save The children that she most adored There's a lifetime in his suitcase He's gathered up his hopes and dreams There's a distant land that promises A song that all can sing His heart is stitched with threads of Repeated starts anew But somehow this one's different On that train to Muleshoe Chugga chugga chugga clackity clack I hear the distant sound circling back Gather closer get ready it's almost here Eyes wide not gonna miss Such a moment a time like this Huddle closer count all your kids There's a lifetime in each suitcase They planted all their hopes and dreams The sun shines bright on sweat and tears Pride rides on moonlights beams Their hearts are stitched with threads of Repeated starts anew But this one keeps its promise On that train to Muleshoe This one keeps its promise On that train to Muleshoe This one keeps its promise On that train to Muleshoe