I see you standing at the station With your undying hope in hand You been standing there forever Waiting for the midnight train to land I sent a valentine to tell you What you could have guessed before But just in case you're still uncertain That train don't run here any more That train don't run here any more Not like it used to run before When it brought Lady to the city When it brought Stranger to the shore Now it doesn't run here any more That train don't run here any more Polly, Polly, would you step inside the door? Where you can't hear the howling of the train If you don't look too hard at my position I'll never, never tease you again You were confused by changing faces Yeah, but when you learn the rules they change the game You can catch the drift but not the drifter He don't put his hand inside the flame I see you hanging from a window The very one you saw clear through before You don't need no crystal ball to tell you That train don't run here any more That train don't run here any more
Not like it used to run before When it brought gravy from the city When it brought seashell bracelets from the shore No, no it doesn't run here any more That train don't run here any more Polly, Polly, would you step inside the door? Where you can't hear the howling of the train If you don't look too hard at my position I swear I'll never tease you again You practiced hard at what you do So when it came around it came to you Anyone you want to take along With half an ear could join in your song But when that train gets busted open To show an empty safe inside You get slapped out of your slumber To find you don't have a face to hide That train don't run here any more Not like it used to run before Brought the big red apple to the city And it even carted off the core Now it doesn't run here any more That train don't run here any more That train don't run here any more That train don't run here any more That train don't run here any more [etc]