The Last Spike Lyrics - Black Eyed Man - Cowboy Junkies

(Michael Timmins) 

Mornings feel so damn sad these days 

without the call of the 8: 15 

That old familiar echo 

has finally died away 

leaving nothing but a chill 

where there once was a mighty scream 

And I've watched the flat cars 

take away our timber 

I've watched the coal cars steal our rock 

And now that we've got 

nothing left to take we're told 

that the wheels will stop turning, 

the whistles will stop blowing, 

these foolish dreams must stop 

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Last year they closed down the post office, 

took the only flag we had in town 

That old brick building 

still stands like a cenotaph 

to a vision lost and buried in 

a very distant past 

And I've watched the flat cars 

take away our timber 

I've watched the coal cars steal our rock 

And now that we've got 

nothing left to take we're told 

that the wheels will stop turning, 

the whistles will stop blowing, 

these foolish dreams must stop 

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The longest train I've ever seen 

was the train that you were on 

I walked you to the station, 

we kissed and you were gone 

I dream at night about you coming home 

The train in the station, 

your uniform on fire 

as you step onto the platform 

the band plays a little louder, 

and as we embrace your cap falls off 

Oh, I guess these foolish dreams must stop 

Mornings feel so damn sad these days 

without the call of the 8: 15 

Looks like this town is finally 

going to die away 

leaving nothing but broken promises 

where there once was small town dreams 

And I've watched the flat cars 

take away our timber 

I've watched the coal cars steal our rock 

And now that we've got 

nothing left to take we're told 

that the TV station will be closing, 

Main Street windows will need boarding, 

that these foolish dreams must stop