Boat Train

We built a freight train
It carried cargo
We set the train out to sea...if it would float

We had a false hope
We had so far to go
If only trains had bouies

CHORUS
We should have built a boat
We should have let it sail
Instead we built a train
let the train derail

We built a strong ship
Upon a railroad
Sang sailor songs and dreamed...of moving in one lane

We had a true love
We called it music
The anchor dropped, there was no steam

CHORUS
We should have built a train
We had a thousand tries
Instead we built a boat
let the boat capsize

I'll dock my boat out
in calmer waters
Close enough to see land...and i'll look for you

Your locomotive will pass
along the harbor
just close enough to squeeze my hand as you fly through

CHORUS
I'm gonna build a boat
i'm gonna hoist the mast
you're gonna build a train, you're gonna hear my name
a voice from the past

we're gonna learn and grow
we're gonna have some fun
go our separate ways and maybe meet some day
out by the setting sun