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Amtrak Cresent
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Rock
Amtrak Cresent was released on January 1, 2007 by Sugar Hill Records as a part of the album Reconstruction
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Release DateJanuary 1, 2007
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Scott Miller & The Commonwealth
Scott Miller & The Commonwealth
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Scott Miller
Scott Miller
Composer

Lyrics

Well the Amtrak Crescent is a northbound train
When you can't afford to stay no more in New Orleans
So I bought the cheapest ticket and I carried my clothes
And the blood beneath my eyes from a broken nose
'Cause when life goes wrong
It just goes on and on
When life goes wrong
The train rolled on
Well there ain't no ham like a Birmingham ham
To make a fella want to stay in Alabam'
So I crossed into Georgia in the eastern time
Dare to eat a peach to get off my mind
That when life goes wrong
It just goes on and on
When life goes wrong
The train rolled on
Somewhere between right and wrong
Somehow I manage to keep movin' on
Searching for any place but where I am
And a first and second chance
'Cause at a stop in Charlotte found a hogsleg joint
Seemed like forever 'til we reached High Point
From Lynchburg to Danville is a ghost filled rail
If you listen you can hear the engineer's wife wail
That when life goes wrong
It just goes on and on
When life goes wrong
The train rolled on
You better say Manassas if you say Bull Run
Or in Virginia you don't get along with anyone
Just across the river you can change your tune
Like all the politicians up in D.C. do
When life goes wrong
It just goes on and on
When life goes wrong
You'll still just drag on
Somewhere between right and wrong
Somehow I manage to keep movin' on
Searching for any place but where I am
And a first, second, third, fourth
Fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth chance
You know it used to be pretty on the Eastern shore
Now it's more New York down to Baltimore
Takes so much effort just to move one train
Why does everything around me have to look the same?
Like when life goes wrong
It just goes on and on
When life goes wrong
It just drags on
When life goes wrong
It just drags on and on
And on and on and on and on and on and on
Written by: Scott Miller
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