The Teaching Train

Waterfalls and steep ravines
Draw our eyes to the windows
So many amazing scenes
And often a river in the mountain’s shadows


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Sacrifice

Again, I sit in this room
Watching the walls close in
Especially in the evening gloom
Is this how I pay for another’s sin


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Do What You Do

Stop looking for what lies ahead
So much is always next to you
The smell and taste of homemade bread
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Did You Come from Heaven?

Angels sitting on clouds
Looking down in wonderment
How you always stood out in crowds
Was a source of constant astonishment

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Aftermath

The day after the party

The balloons are dying
The party is over
But the lights are still shining
And I’m not yet sober

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October

October has arrived
Bring wind and rain
And driving us inside
I wish I was in Spain


But October brings changes
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Candlelight

Candlelight always gets me home
Twinkling in my window
Even after days when I needed to roam
I always return to that glow

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Still Mountains

The still mountains are in the distance
Calling me to come home
I left for romance
But all I did was roam

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No Matter the Day

Katie is always smiling
No matter the day
I swear she will be smiling when she is dying
And that day will be grey


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