I walked the tracks one night
All the while pondering my life
I lay on the cold hard ground
And cried, but made no sound
No sound, for no one heard
No sound for it was only I
I was alone, just me and the tracks
For an hour I lay on my back
I shivered in the cold moonlight
If only the stars could give me flight
The tracks, the wooden planks and iron rods
Were no company for such a broad
A lonely woman such as I
Found no solace in the icy sod
Even the wind could not comfort me
Not even the cry of the distant sea
The railroad tracks were all I had
So I kissed them as if a friend
A friend in need of a warm embrace
But met with rough, wooden planks
I closed my eyes and heard a train
Coming from far, far way
Was this to be my escape?
Is this the end of my sorrowful night?
But I got up and walked the tracks back the way I came
I had yet to face another day
I walked with one foot in front of the other
Until I saw the fierce morning light
And all the while still pondering my life