Old No. 9

Well, I've been trying all my life to catch up with that train

Yellow lights are flashing, just yearning for a change

We could never catch a ride, hoping for the best

Sitting at the crossroads in mess

So come on board, join me now

You can't help but see what needs to be surmised

I'm riding on that old number nine

I can see ahead, just can't seem to get there

That's where I've been spending all my time

Somewhere in between, half chasing down a dream

Half the time I'm drowning unprepared

Now I'm grabbing at the reins and the silver's falling out

Letters that we wrote so long ago,

Unshackled by the fears of what I held on to for years

And flew off into the night all alone

I flew off into the night all alone

Well, crooked tracks on broken glass now lie beneath my feet

Do I take that extra step to show that it's been beat

Can I afford to draw deep breaths and show that I have won

Oh, too afraid it will come undone

So come on board, join me now

You can't help but see what needs to be surmised

I'm riding on that old number nine

You can't help but see what needs to be surmised

Riding on that old number nine