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Railroad Avenue

from The Devil's Drum by Luke Brindley

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RAILROAD AVENUE

Before I was old enough to buy a six pack
I had a wife and baby on the way
Hannah’d wear a summer dress
And we’d go walking after work every day
She’d play the young wife and mother
I'd try to be strong and know what to say
We’d talk about baby names and saving up
For the house we’d buy one day
Our dreams would fly like starlings 
Into a sky electric blue
As we walked hand in hand down Railroad Avenue

The baby’s gotta see the doctor
So I change tires at the town garage
I worry about bills as the impact wrench
Pounds like an artillery barrage
As I walk home from work
Along the tracks in the dying light
The neighborhood moms lean out the windows
And call their kids in for the night
As the streetlights come on 
Playtime is through 
As night falls on Railroad Avenue

I work hard as any man
Just don't see how we’ll ever get ahead
When there’s less than nothing left over
After paying for rent, diapers, and bread
We could move in with Hannah's parents
Save up for a place of our own
Couple more years on the job
Could try and get a loan
A sip of Wild Irish Rose
Keeps me warm when the cold cuts through
As I walk alone down Railroad Avenue

Ain't it crazy what you can get used to
As the years roll by
I stopped talking about moving away
And Hannah never had to ask why
We never got the house in Short Hills
With the winding roads and old oak trees
Starting to think those Hollywood endings 
Aren’t for you and me
What happened to those dreams
We were so sure would come true
When we were young on Railroad Avenue?

Hannah says she’s happy
And she’s got everything she needs
But I see her one good dress
Is coming apart at the seams
All I want is to tell her
“The best is yet to come”
Make that promise and believe it
Like I did when we were young
From an open window I hear
“God Only Knows what I’d be without you
playing on Railroad Avenue

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from The Devil's Drum, released October 9, 2020

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