[Verse 1]
G F
Well, the last time I remember that train stoppin at the depot
C G
Was when me and my Aunt Veta came riding back from Waco
G F
I remember I was wearing my long pants and we was sharing
C G
Conversation with a man who sold ball-point pens and paper
F C G
And the train stopped once in Clifton where my Aunt bought me some ice cream
F C G
And my Mom was there to meet us when the train pulled into Kopperl
[Chorus]
F C G
But now kids at night break window lights
F C G
And the sound of trains only remains
F C G
In the memory of the ones like me (extra 2 beats)
F C G
Who have turned their backs on the splintered cracks
F C G
In the walls that stand on the railroad land
F C G
Where we used to play and then run away
C
From the depot man
[Verse 2]
G F
I remember me and brother used to run down to the depot
C G
Just to listen to the whistle blow when the train pulled into Kopperl
G F
And the engine's big and shiny black as coal that fed the fire
C G
And the engineer he'd smile and say, "Howdy, how you fellows?"
F C G
And the people by the windows playing cards and reading papers
F C G
Seemed as far away to us as next summer's school vacation
[Chorus]
F C G
But now kids at night break window lights
F C G
And the sound of trains only remains (extra 2 beats)
F C G
In the memory of the ones like me
F C G
Who have turned their backs on the splintered cracks
F C G
In the walls that stand on the railroad land
F C G
Where we used to play and then run away
C
From the depot man
C
From the depot man