Cargo Train
By AJ Lindsey
settle down just a little longer and lay your head on my chest
take some time to realign don’t worry about what’s next
you have traveled a hundred miles just to spend the night in your car
you can run away and chase the wind always searching for some rest
but a cargo train goes only to a shipyard
and a boat can only take you overseas
when you try to run from your emotion
the prison is your memory
staying downtown but feeling like you’re just floating up in the air
blown around like a lost balloon just to feel the wind in your hair
you can hop a board and open every door can’t
find what you’ve been looking for
brand new faces and stranger places won’t lead to your back porch
cause a cargo train goes only to a shipyard
and a boat can only take you overseas
when you try to run from your emotion
the prison is your memory
so lay your head on my chest
cry those tears on my shoulder
come back home and take a chance
before the prison walls get colder
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