Same Old Train

Well I got on in Bristol, by the old Virgina line
 With a suitcase full of dreams
 And a brand new spendin' dime
 I had a full bouquet of music
 Wrapped in pretty words
 Singin' songs sent down from heaven
 On the wings of a speckled bird
 Wings of a speckled bird
 I heard a guitar and a fiddle
 Banjo and mandolin
 An old man opened up the door
 And told me, "Come on in"
 He took my ticket, then he told me
 Bring what it is you do
 'Cause that's how you'll be remembered
 When you're travelin' days are through
 When you're travelin' days are through
 They came from the hills and mountains
 The valleys and the plains
 Some were kind and gentle
 And some too wild to tame
 A string of fearless hearts
 On an endless ball of twine
 It's the same old train
 It's just a different time
 Just a different time
 We sung songs in war
 We sung songs in peace
 We traveled in abundance
 And we traveled on relief
 From the outer gates of heaven
 To hellfire's burnin' door
 It don't matter where you take it
 'Cause it's been there before
 It's been there before
 They came from the hills and mountains
 The valleys and the plains
 Some were kind and gentle
 And some too wild to tame
 A string of fearless hearts
 On an endless ball of twine
 It's the same old train
 It's just a different time
 Just a different time
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 Now like a precious treasure
 That's immeasurable in worth
 We stand before a new wave
 Proud children of the earth
 We'll go on forever
 And here's your solid proof
 As long as there's a world we've gotta sing
 Those folks the truth
 Sing those folks the truth
 They came from the neon cities
 The suburbs and the towns
 From Bakersfield to Baltimore
 It's sacred holy ground
 A string of fearless hearts
 On an endless ball of twine
 It's the same old train
 It's just a different time
 Just a different time (different time)
 Just a different time (a different time)
 Just a different time
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 It's the same old train
 It's just a different time
 Same old train
 Just a different time
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 I think that took care of it
 That was fine
 Only time will tell
 I suspect it did it