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Sleeper Car
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Country
Sleeper Car was released on September 5, 2025 by Work Song Inc. as a part of the album Life and Time
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Release DateSeptember 5, 2025
LabelWork Song Inc.
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM96

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mike Reid
Mike Reid
Piano
Joe Henry
Joe Henry
Lead Vocals
David Piltch
David Piltch
Upright Bass
Patrick Warren
Patrick Warren
Keyboards
Steve Dawson
Steve Dawson
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Reid
Mike Reid
Songwriter
Joe Henry
Joe Henry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Joe Henry
Joe Henry
Producer
Jason Richmond
Jason Richmond
Mastering Engineer
Steve Dawson
Steve Dawson
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I stole from the grave
As the show lumbered on
Its curtain and ladders
Climbing up with the dawn
That breaks like a heart
And howls like the yawn
Of the stretching and wide rolling sea
I've never so fully
Kept faith with the ghost
Who sits now beside me
With tea and with toast
In a rattling sleeper car
Tracing the coast
Through the darkness between you and me
Flag our man down
When he comes back this way
Our cup runneth over
And there's hell to pay
For all we've been given
And did not give away
Flag down the man going by
There may be time yet we can try
The barreling couples
At Buffalo Falls
Wave to the cheering
To those who would call
With a look out below
And good luck to you all
Just as they drive the nails in
To hold back the years
And keep the lid closed
For the roll on its side
When over, she goes
A drop in the bucket
Of life, as we know
That this is how real love begins
Flag our man down
When he comes back this way
Our cup runneth over
And there's hell to pay
For all we've been given
And did not give away
Flag down the man going by
There may be time yet we can try
We have in our favor
The time at our backs
Though chasing our tails
Like a train on the tracks
Steaming and blowing
Its whistle for lack
Of the too-many-words we have known
I could rest here
On the rails for the night
For I can grow weary
In the face of such light
Of the engine that could
And the one that just might
Follow us all the way home
Flag our man down
When he comes back this way
Our cup runneth over
And there's hell to pay
For all we've been given
And did not give away
Flag down the man going by
There may be time yet we can try
There may be time yet
There may be time yet
Oh, there may be time yet
Time yet we can try
Written by: Joe Henry, Michael Barry Reid, Mike Reid
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