i hear the ocean when i wanna hear trains

The Wallflowers

It doesn t matter if it s real or not
It isn t wise to make it stop
It s used to getting only what it wants
And we re in no shape to be fought
It has no mercy with wings it s got
A shadow longer than you could ve thought
It s not in any mood to talk
It has me cornered and it has you caught

Out walking the city in your boots in the rain
I ve been here sitting down looking out into the waves
I m indifferent now to any other pain
I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains

I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains
Yeah, I wanna change horses and I wanna switch lanes

In the morning a fool is quick to pretend
This night too does not begin
Now with a shot glass coming up again
Elbows down to the bitter end
You re in the bar light with your smoke rings
And a stranger who s leaning in
And I m hoping to black out and land
Long before you re more than friends

Oh, I m being handled like a pistol and a boy who plays
While lost in the saddle two thousand miles out of range
And I m not listening, but it s calling out my name
I hear the ocean when I want to hear trains

I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains
Yeah, I wanna change horses and I wanna switch lanes

Oh, I m in the desert now with this flag being raised
Now this is surrender and these are the cruelest of days
I m not working with a net below I pay
I hear the ocean when I want to hear trains

I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains
Yeah, I hear the ocean when I wanna hear trains