Catherine Ward Thomas - Take That Train lyrics

"It's good to see, you eat so well" Was she talking to me? Well I couldn't really tell She smiled at me and I could see A story taking shape behind her eyes As the train pulled out, she explained to me About an unwanted girl and a pregnancy "But at seventeen I couldn't be The mother that I'm trying to be now" "A tragedy, it came to me, and offered opportunity To take that train and face the things I know Though it wasn't my heart to let her go And now it's time for me to show And I don't know why I'm telling you all of this But I gotta take that train, can't be afraid of that train I'm gonna take that train" "It's good of you to listen so well Though a stranger to me, I feel I can tell you That the man who she was entrusted to Took his life, that's why I'm sitting next to you Now my girl, she needs some help The trouble she's in, and she can't get out Without a knowing hand who understands Because I've walked the road she's on" "This tragedy, it came to me, a thankful opportunity To take that train and put the wrong things right It's my chance to prove that if we choose It isn't always win or lose And I don't know why I'm telling you all of this But I gotta take that train, can't be afraid of that train I'm gonna take that train" As the train pulled in, and she grabbed her things All the memories and the painful things, and she Stood to leave and she looked at me She looked at me The tragedy she shared with me is now my opportunity To take in a view and make the wrong things right I wish I had the words to say To encourage her but she walked away I'm so glad she told me all of this So glad I took that train, I learnt so much on that train And I'll never be the same since I rode that train I've gotta take that train, can't be afraid of that train I'm gonna take that train The tragedy that came to me (I am gonna ride that train) I've gotta take that train, can't be afraid of that train I'm gonna take that train (I gotta take that train) It's now my opportunity I've gotta take that train, can't be afraid of that train I'm gonna take that train The tragedy that came to me (Take that train!) I've gotta take that train, can't be afraid of that train I'm gonna take that train It's now my opportunity (I'll never be the same) I've gotta take that train, can't be afraid of that train I'm gonna take that train (I'll never be the same) The tragedy that came to me I've gotta take that train, can't be afraid of that train I'm gonna take that train