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TRAINS
written by john common

I watch the trains
roll down the track
hey mr. Engineer
stuff me in that sack
I won't bother
telling anyone that I've gone
let them think that I'm a train
rolling on

roll through fields of cotton
roll through prairies and plains
roll across the mountains
roll past desert sage
take me down the river
that empties to the sea
lift me high up in the air
and cut me free

this town is all used up
like an old corn husk
its cracked pavement
is leaking dust
its heart is a puddle
its head is a cloud
and the blue morning rain
keeps on pouring out


the trees are filled with color
the sky is filled with rain
the road is like a tarpit
it smells like kerosene
I'm empty as this bottle
lying by the side of the road
fill me with a message
and let me float

this town is all used up
like an old corn husk
its cracked pavement
is leaking dust
its heart is a puddle
its head is a cloud
and the blue morning rain
keeps on pouring out

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from Collecting Empties, released August 1, 1999

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JOHN COMMON Denver

Confession: I like broken shit. I’m just drawn to it. Always have been. I like it even more if it used to be shiny, beautiful, innocent or full of promise. See, the way down is so interesting to me. The way it actually happens, why it happens, the little details that break off as it’s happening. ... more

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