Snowy Starshine Line

[Verse 1] Rust on the rails Wind through the cars We found a map in a shoebox Ink, ashes, scars Snowy Starshine Mane full of coal dust and rain Kicked at the gate of the depot Said, "This line gets a name" [Chorus] North Western and Missouri Pacific We built you from pieces they left behind From broken yards to a shining mainline You carry every dream on time North Western and Missouri Pacific We stitched every town into your spine From ghosted tracks to a living lifeline You carry every dream on time (on time) [Verse 2] We pulled old steel Out of the weeds Engines from a faded picture Hearts that used to bleed Turn of the key Cinders woke up in their chests Snowy stomped once on the platform "Kids, we’re gonna do the rest" (hey!) [Chorus] North Western and Missouri Pacific We built you from pieces they left behind From broken yards to a shining mainline You carry every dream on time North Western and Missouri Pacific We stitched every town into your spine From ghosted tracks to a living lifeline You carry every dream on time (on time) [Bridge] Then the sky turned iron gray Posters on the station wall Said they needed steel and courage Said they needed one and all We painted numbers on the engines Loaded shadows in the rain Snowy bowed her silver forehead "Put us on the front of the train" [Chorus] North Western and Missouri Pacific Rolling through the thunder of a foreign night From one world war to another fireline You carry every hope we hide North Western and Missouri Pacific You stitched every fear into your spine From ghosted tracks to a living lifeline You carry every dream on time (on time)