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New Train
5,498
Singer/Songwriter
New Train was released on April 4, 1995 by Oh Boy Records as a part of the album Lost Dogs + Mixed Blessings
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Release DateApril 4, 1995
LabelOh Boy Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM130

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Prine
John Prine
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Prine
John Prine
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Howie Epstein
Howie Epstein
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Full blown silence in an empty room
A former bride and a former groom
A folding table and a folding chair
A folded hand of poker there
All new directions must go everywhere
Big round people in a cool little square
You can't cut it with a boat or a plane
Man, it's gonna take a new train
[Chorus]
You'll be leaving on a new train
Far away from this world of pain
And when you look out your window, you'll see
Your home, your baby, and your family
No melted ice cubes in a paper cup
Hell, you'll be happy, you'll be all shook up
The friends that greet you will be simple and plain
When you step down from that new train
[Verse 2]
Collected volumes of history say
Man makes mistakes most everyday
The half a pound of chopped ground round
Is still a burger when it goes downtown
No faded photographs of yesterdays
Are in the books that I read these days
To fly away from that memory town
You must keep both your feet on the ground
[Chorus]
'Cause you'll be leaving on a new train
Far away from this world of pain
And when you look out your window, you'll see
Your home, your baby, and your family
No melted ice cubes in a paper cup
Hell, you'll be happy, you'll be all shook up
The friends that greet you will be simple and plain
When you step down from that new train
[Outro]
I'll be leaving on a new train
Far away from this world of pain
The friends that greet me will be simple and plain
When I step down from that new train
New train, new train
Written by: John Prine
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