[Intro]     /        /   [Verse 1] When I was a boy just ten years old Fishing with my uncle on Lake Champlain He got a call real late one night Took me down to a homebound train. He said ’Son your daddy’s not well. He needs you home and he needs you now.’ He knew much more than he would tell It made no difference anyhow. [Verse 2] I sat all night on the homebound train I saw my daddy in my mind. And how it happened I can’t explain I saw him wave and leave me behind. Just ten years old on a homebound train I said my prayers as children do Like a song you sing to an old refrain ’Please God please God it’s up to you.’ [Break]     /        /   [Verse 3] I dreamed the train had dropped me off Broken clouds and the glimpse of a star. There stood Momma and there stood Sue And there was Daddy in the car. I dreamed he held me while I cried Saying "It’s alright son I’m still here" His big arm around my shoulder His shirt sleeve to dry my tears. [Verse 4] Train pulled in I climbed down Clouds so low no sign of a star. There stood Momma and there stood Sue I sat there alone in the back of the car. It started to rain as we pulled away Rained so hard with the wind so cold Streets so empty and the sky so gray Daddy was gone and I was ten years old. [Outro]     /        /