Guitar Intro        |        |        |         Verse 1 When Jenny was a little girl she only dreamed of trains       She never played with dolls or lacy kinds of things Jenny counted boxcars instead of counting sheep       She could go anywhere when she went to sleep Verse 2 All she ever talked about was gettin’ on to ride       She was livin’ in another time you could see it in her eyes Everyday after school she’d head down to the tracks      Waitin’ for the train that was never comin’ back Chorus Jenny dreamed of trains When the nighttime came Nobody knew how she made it come true Jenny dreamed of trains Verse 3 The depot’s been boarded up the rails have turned to rust       There hasn’t been a train through her since the mill went bust No one believed her when she said she heard the train       Said she was just a little girl actin’ kinda strange Chorus Instumental :: Repeat Verse Chords Verse 4 Jenny laid a penny on the tracks one day       in God we trust she walked away The very next mornin’ all that she could find was a little piece of copper squashed flatter than a dime Chorus Tag Nobody knew how she made it come true Jenny dreamed of trains Outro        |        |         |                |        |        |

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson raconte l'histoire d'une petite fille nommée Jenny, dont le rêve est d'explorer le monde à bord des trains. Contrairement aux autres enfants, elle n'est pas attirée par les poupées ou les jeux classiques, mais compte les wagons comme d'autres comptent les moutons pour s'endormir. Chaque jour après l'école, elle attend le train qui ne viendra jamais, perdue dans un autre temps. Le contexte de cette histoire éveille la nostalgie d'une époque où le chemin de fer était un symbole d'aventure et de découverte. Malheureusement, avec la fermeture des usines, les rails rouillent et le dépôt est abandonné, ce qui amplifie le sentiment d'isolement de Jenny. Son rêve semble distant, mais elle reste déterminée, même à travers des gestes simples comme placer un sou sur les rails, exprimant sa foi dans l'impossible.