Paul Simon - Train in the Distance lyrics

She was beautiful as Southern skies
The night he met her
She was married to someone
He was doggedly determined that
He would get her he was old, he was young
From time to time, he'd tip his heart
But each time she withdrew

Everybody loves the sound of a
Train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a
Train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true

Well, eventually the boy and
The girl get married
Sure enough, they have a son
And though they both were occupied
With the child she carried
Disagreements had begun

And in a while they just fell apart
It wasn't hard to do

Everybody loves the sound of a
Train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a
Train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true

Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same

Now the man and the woman remain in contact
Let us say it's for the child
With disagreements about the meaning
Of a marriage contract
Conversations hard and wild

But from time to time, he makes her laugh
She cooks a meal or two

Everybody loves the sound of a
Train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a
Train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true

What is the point of this story?
What information pertains?
The thought that life could be better
Is woven indelibly into our
Hearts and our brains train in the distance