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Backwards Train
(Tom Flannery)

Homecoming queen pushing at the mall never batted an eye
‘84 was a long time ago And time sure does fly
then vs now are unwritten books by the score
But I still managed to say hello as cops led her to the door

Sweatpants with elastic bands and winter caps indoors
Covering up all the bald heads that sported mullets before
I lost track of 40 years and I ain’t sure why
The road I used to get here well it always makes me cry

I want to board a backwards train
I want to board a backwards train
I want to learn to dance in the rain
The way that young lovers do

I had to dig out the yearbook she was the prettiest thing I’d seen
Looking like an angel on the cover of a magazine
A restraining order by 22 kept the football star away
He took everything that he could before moving to LA

I want to board a backwards train
I want to board a backwards train
I want to crush those pennies all over again
The way that young lovers do

Maybe I’ll meet her for a drink like in that Glory Days song
But first she’s gotta make bail for the things to move along
It ain’t always as simple as what you hear on the radio
There’s always another mile that life needs to go

I want to board a backwards train
I want to board a backwards train
I want to learn to dance in the rain
The way that young lovers do

I want to board a backwards train
I want to board a backwards train
I want to crush those pennies all over again
The way that young lovers do