She was beautiful as Southern skies
The night he met her
She was married to someone
He was doggedly determined
that he would get her
He was old, he was young
From time to time he'd tip his heart
But each time she withdrew

Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's [bad word] 
Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's [bad word] 

Well eventually the boy and
the girl get married
Sure enough they have a son
And though they both were occupied
With the child she carried
Disagreements had begun
And in a while they just fell apart
It wasn't hard to do

Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's [bad word] 
Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's [bad word] 

Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same

But now the man and the woman
They remain in contact
Let us say it's for the child
With disagreements about the meaning
Of a marriage contract
Conversations hard and wild
But from time to time
He just makes her laugh
She cooks a meal or two

Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's [bad word] 
Everybody loves the sound of a
train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's [bad word] 

What is the point of this story?
What information pertains?
The thought that life could be better
Is woven indelibly
Into our hearts
And our brains