Janis Ian - This Train Still Runs lyrics

I felt a rumble in my heart
Over the mountains
As the engine ate the spark
Spitting out the miles
Times when I tried to jump the track
Weight of the world upon my back
Still after all is said and done

This train still runs
It doesn't matter where it's gone
This train still runs
And though the baggage weighs a ton
We carry on nothing is forever young
And I'm not done this train still runs

I had a friend I left behind
Back at the station
We used to burn the power lines
Racing with the wind
But time has the manners of a thief
Young love turns bittersweet
Still we keep the lantern hung

This train still runs
It doesn't matter where it's gone
This train still runs
And though the baggage weighs a ton
We carry on no one is forever young
And we're not done this train still runs

I got a ticket in my pocket
And I'm ready to ride
I got a motor rolling over to an easy glide
I'm gonna travel on the gravel
To the other side
Sure as a baby loves the teat
Sure as a high heel on concrete
Sure as the songs I've left unsung

This train will run
It doesn't matter where it's gone
This train will run and it will carry on
No one is forever young
I'm not done this train still runs