Roddy Frame - From a Train lyrics

I knew, when I set eyes upon You blinking, thinking in the dawn That our star, on the rise Would flare and fall, take a dive Not something you would wish upon I count the days and reconcile and sift the blame And wonder if it's all worthwhile, this waiting game Ready, shoot .. aim! Then a minute mute, for what became Of all the hours we felt the same What a crime, what a scam, right on time, here I am Just as you wake with a start from your dreams And everything great comes apart at the seams Disallowed and denied Curse the clouds, damn the sky Just when we thought it would fly But some days, it's so beautiful You feel joy and cry I wish you love out on the road, I hope and pray For stars above and friends below to light your way Play your part, with all your style And all your heart and all your guile You couldn't fake it anyway Like the trees, by the track You see time stretching back The sowing and growing and coming alive The seasons and reasons, the land as it lies But from a train, here's the view Love is pain, rushing through Just when you thought you'd arrived