Riding the Rails

Rock-opera banger, theatrical, nostalgic, ethereal, Fuzzy electric 🎸, toy piano, haunting, catchy hooks, 90bpm, key: am

[Verse 1]
[Hobo]
Where’s the playground now?
Dreams traded for a fleeting buck.
Lost, broken toys in the moonlight,
Fading glow clings tight to the night.

[Passenger]
I think I grasp what you mean,
You’re right.
City’s first light,
A memory that burns so bright.

[Hobo]
DREAMS FADE!
Action’s a rusted swing set.
O, devastation!
Hope, faith, youth—obliteration!

[Passenger]
Preach it, brother.
Nobody wants to remember
the laughter anymore.

[*sounds of trolley stopping*]

[Pre-Chorus]
[Hobo]
Work, love, life,
Silent cries, whispers in the night.
(YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!)

[Chorus]
[Both]
Riding the rails, memories attack,
Tracing the steps we can’t take back.
Through the haze and time’s deep cracks,
We keep on rolling, can’t turn back.

[Hook]
[Hobo]
Oh, the echoes hum, a silent drum,
We ride till the morning comes.
(ROCK ON!)

[Verse 2]84300458 Everyone falls through the cracks, Even the dreamers don’t come back. Lost roads of promises broken, Good place to chase words unspoken. Calling out, innocence lost, The jungle of life, such a cost. Judge lives here. Hit the road quick, don’t look back. Trolley stop, memories drop like stones.[Pre-Chorus]39171223 Work, love, life, Silent cries, whispers in the night. (YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!)[Chorus]38147160 Riding the rails, memories attack, Tracing the steps we can’t take back. Through the haze and time’s deep cracks, We keep on rolling, can’t turn back.[Bridge]49000918 So if I trade a piece of my soul, I can pay the trolley man's toll. Ride the rails till the end of the tracks -[Hobo] You’ll see where the lost ones go, When we fall through the cracks. (Oh, oh, oh)[Hook]97253116 In the alleys and shadows of dreams, Nothing's ever quite as it seems.[Verse 3]77631431 There’s a place where innocence fell, Echoes of laughter, tales they tell. Ride with me through this urban hell, Each whistle a story, under the spell.[Pre-Chorus]95480241 Work, love, life, Silent cries, whispers in the night. (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Bridge]25489429 So if I trade a piece of my soul, I can pay the trolley man's toll. Ride the rails till the end of the tracks -[Hobo] You'll see where the lost ones go, When we fall through the cracks. (Oh, oh, oh)[Hook]74474158 In the alleys and shadows of dreams, Nothing's ever quite as it seems.[Verse 3] [Hobo] There's a place where innocence fell, Echoes of laughter, tales they tell. Ride with me through this urban hell, Each whistle a story, under the spell.[Pre Chorus]66032938 Work, love, life, Silent cries, whispers in the night. (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Silent cries, whispers in the night. (Yeah, yeah, yeah)[Chorus]48376602 Riding the rails, memories attack, Tracing the steps we can’t take back. Through the haze and time’s deep cracks, We keep on rolling, can’t turn back.[Outro] [Hobo] We ride through dusk till dawn, Innocence and hopes all gone. City's song, a mournful yawn, Chasing light, ride on and on.[Passenger] In this endless twilight zone, Find a world all our own. On these rails, never alone, Solace in the unknown.[train chugging into the distance]

Pre-Chorus][Hobo] Work, love, life,

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[Verse 1] [Hobo] Where’s the playground now? Dreams traded for a fleeting buck. Lost, broken toys in the moonlight, Fading glow clings tight to the night. [Passenger] I think I grasp what you mean, You’re right. City’s first light, A memory that burns so bright. [Hobo] DREAMS FADE! Action’s a rusted swing set. O, devastation! Hope, faith, youth—obliteration! [Passenger] Preach it, brother. Nobody wants to remember the laughter anymore. [*sounds of trolley stopping*] [Pre-Chorus] [Hobo] Work, love, life, Silent cries, whispers in the night. (YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!) [Chorus] [Both] Riding the rails, memories attack, Tracing the steps we can’t take back. Through the haze and time’s deep cracks, We keep on rolling, can’t turn back. [Hook] [Hobo] Oh, the echoes hum, a silent drum, We ride till the morning comes. (ROCK ON!) [Verse 2]84300458 Everyone falls through the cracks, Even the dreamers don’t come back. Lost roads of promises broken, Good place to chase words unspoken. Calling out, innocence lost, The jungle of life, such a cost. Judge lives here. Hit the road quick, don’t look back. Trolley stop, memories drop like stones.[Pre-Chorus]39171223 Work, love, life, Silent cries, whispers in the night. (YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!)[Chorus]38147160 Riding the rails, memories attack, Tracing the steps we can’t take back. Through the haze and time’s deep cracks, We keep on rolling, can’t turn back.[Bridge]49000918 So if I trade a piece of my soul, I can pay the trolley man's toll. Ride the rails till the end of the tracks -[Hobo] You’ll see where the lost ones go, When we fall through the cracks. (Oh, oh, oh)[Hook]97253116 In the alleys and shadows of dreams, Nothing's ever quite as it seems.[Verse 3]77631431 There’s a place where innocence fell, Echoes of laughter, tales they tell. Ride with me through this urban hell, Each whistle a story, under the spell.[Pre-Chorus]95480241 Work, love, life, Silent cries, whispers in the night. (Yeah, yeah, yeah) [Bridge]25489429 So if I trade a piece of my soul, I can pay the trolley man's toll. Ride the rails till the end of the tracks -[Hobo] You'll see where the lost ones go, When we fall through the cracks. (Oh, oh, oh)[Hook]74474158 In the alleys and shadows of dreams, Nothing's ever quite as it seems.[Verse 3] [Hobo] There's a place where innocence fell, Echoes of laughter, tales they tell. Ride with me through this urban hell, Each whistle a story, under the spell.[Pre Chorus]66032938 Work, love, life, Silent cries, whispers in the night. (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Silent cries, whispers in the night. (Yeah, yeah, yeah)[Chorus]48376602 Riding the rails, memories attack, Tracing the steps we can’t take back. Through the haze and time’s deep cracks, We keep on rolling, can’t turn back.[Outro] [Hobo] We ride through dusk till dawn, Innocence and hopes all gone. City's song, a mournful yawn, Chasing light, ride on and on.[Passenger] In this endless twilight zone, Find a world all our own. On these rails, never alone, Solace in the unknown.[train chugging into the distance] Pre-Chorus][Hobo] Work, love, life,

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