Down There By The Train Lyrics

Down There By The Train (Tom Waits 1994)
There's a place I know where the train goes slow Where the sinners can be washed in the blood of the lamb There's a river by the trestle down by sinner's grove Down where the willow and the dogwood grow Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there where the train goes slow You can hear the whistle, you can hear the bell From the halls of heaven to the gates of hell And there's room for the forsaken if you're there on time You'll be washed of all your sins and all of your crimes Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there where the train goes slow There's a golden moon that shines up through the mist And I know that your name will be on that list There's no eye for an eye, there's no tooth for a tooth I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there where the train goes slow So if you live in darkness, if you live in shame All of the passengers will be treated the same And old Humpty Jackson, Gyp The Blood will sing And Charlie Witman is holding onto Dillenger's wings Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there where the train goes slow If you've lost all your hope and lost all your faith I know you will be cared for and I know you will be safe And all of the shameful and all of the whores And even the soldier who pierced the heart of the Lord Is down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there where the train goes slow Well, I've never asked forgiveness and never said a prayer I've Never given of myself and I've never truly cared And I've left the ones who loved me and I'm still raising Cain I've taken the low road and if you've done the same Meet me down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there where the train goes slow Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there by the train Down there where the train goes Down there where the train goes slow
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Down There By The Train
(Tom Waits 1994)

There's a place I know where the train goes slow
Where the sinners can be washed in the blood of the lamb
There's a river by the trestle down by sinner's grove
Down where the willow and the dogwood grow
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow

You can hear the whistle, you can hear the bell
From the halls of heaven to the gates of hell
And there's room for the forsaken if you're there on time
You'll be washed of all your sins and all of your crimes
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow

There's a golden moon that shines up through the mist
And I know that your name will be on that list
There's no eye for an eye, there's no tooth for a tooth
I saw Judas Iscariot carrying John Wilkes Booth
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow

So if you live in darkness, if you live in shame
All of the passengers will be treated the same
And old Humpty Jackson, Gyp The Blood will sing
And Charlie Witman is holding onto Dillenger's wings
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow

If you've lost all your hope and lost all your faith
I know you will be cared for and I know you will be safe
And all of the shameful and all of the whores
And even the soldier who pierced the heart of the Lord
Is down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow

Well, I've never asked forgiveness and never said a prayer
I've Never given of myself and I've never truly cared
And I've left the ones who loved me and I'm still raising Cain
I've taken the low road and if you've done the same
Meet me down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes slow

Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there by the train
Down there where the train goes
Down there where the train goes slow

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