A Train Wreck

a follow up country ballad to Fast Moving Train

 

A Train Wreck

I know the last time I talked to you

I was pining for this lady,

I fell head over heals, for that country girl smile

We were fast in love

you know I don't mean maybe,

everything was going great, at least for a while

Then she started backing away, I was standing there all alone

I thought that we might be as one

live our lives together,

but it just didn't work out, there were complications

for resolving reason we did not see

a compromising answer,

we did not part ways, with any expectations

yes we both started backing away, no longer was I standing there alone

A head on collision caused us both a pain in the neck

obvious to you and me there would be no glory

we were both headed for a big fat train wreck

I know it's such a sad sad story

well now I'm back in honky tonks

searching for another,

it just gets too damn lonely, being all alone

need someone to share with

a life of loving laughter,

excuse me while I get this, I'm wanted on the phone

We were getting closer now, should we go through with this again

A head on collision caused us both a pain in the neck

obvious to you and me there would be no glory

we were both headed for a big fat train wreck

I know it's such a sad sad story

we both know its a sad sad story

Gomer LePoet...

Author's Note

a follow up country ballad to Fast Moving

Reviews

[?]

head on collisions, train wrecks, they all hurt
life is full of those
Great 2nd part to the Fast moving train

[The Analog Kid]

GLP, I do like your more witty, sad stuff, but I can understand where you're coming from. I would love to hear a demo on any of your lyrics that you post on here!

[Devons]

I think this one doesn't quite work as well the first one did. The rhythm and flow isn't as easy to read as the other, and the rhyme is a little harder to hear. I think the major difference in the feeling of this song though is that there is no humour to balance the experience that is being conveyed. It has more a blues edge to it than country this time, because of its doleful theme.
But then I think one of the problems with being a humorist is that people get into a mind-set with the way you write. This is far more serious and soul-searching than the usual observational ironies of your work. So in that sense it is difficult to take this poem for what it is in the normal way... If you see what I mean..

[Desert Dreamer]

You are a great story teller with your lyrics. I really like this one.

[Ruth]

This is so emotive hon!
A really beautiful piece of work
A tale like sadness to this:)
Beautifully written hon
xx

[deeps]

This is wonderful but yet so sad. I like this, You put a lot of vivd emotion in this write. Simply amazing my friend.