Southbound Soul

[Chorus] Platform tracks and coal smoke air, Paper ticket, worn and bare. This is where the heart can't cry, A southbound soul's goodbye. [Verse] Early frost on the platform floor, Autumn leaves outside the door. Saw that train begin to creep, Secrets that the steel rails keep. She said, 'Dad, I'll be back soon,' Beneath this pale and hazy moon. [Pre-Chorus] Faded ticket in my hand, Across this lonely, sleeping land. That whistle's cry, a mournful sound, As wheels begin to turn around. [Chorus] Platform tracks and coal smoke air, Paper ticket, worn and bare. This is where the heart can't cry, A southbound soul's goodbye. [Verse] Middle-aged, with weary eyes, Watching dreams beneath the skies. She's chasing futures, young and bright, Vanishing into morning light. Her voice, a whisper in the haze, Lost in these departing days. [Pre-Chorus] That crimson tail light starts to fade, A promise that she softly made. I taste the grit, the bitter air, This heavy burden that I bear. [Chorus] Platform tracks and coal smoke air, Paper ticket, worn and bare. This is where the heart can't cry, A southbound soul's goodbye. [Bridge] Harmonica wails a lonely tune, Beneath the fading, sleepy moon. Slide guitar cries a silent plea, For what was, and what will be. No tears will fall, just heavy sighs, Reflected in these station skies. [Chorus] Platform tracks and coal smoke air, Paper ticket, worn and bare. This is where the heart can't cry, A southbound soul's goodbye. [Outro]