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