Runaway Train

Runaway train
Where you gonna go?
Where have you just come from?
Do you even know?
Runaway Train
Can I come with you?
I don’t want to stay here 
Whilst I’m feeling blue.
I want to see what you see; 
Want to see the mountains high;
To feel the wind brush through my hair
As if I was to fly.

I hear the whistle, as you near
Excitement builds within
And no longer do I fear
The race I’ve yet to win.
I’ll run with you to far away,
To places yet unknown.
The freedom that I long for
Is the path that I’ve been shown.
So if you please will take me
I want to share your ride
I’m ready for adventure
I’ve nothing left to hide.

But as your engine starts to stop
I have to turn around.
Do I choose to run forever?
Or am I homeward bound?
What will I be missing?
What have I yet to prove?
The past was my beginning
But which path do I choose?
You will not wait forever
This moment will soon pass
Is this my opportunity 
To be free at last?

But the question that I ponder
Is what does freedom mean?
Has it been with me forever?
Is it something that I’ve seen?
Did I lose myself within my past
Or look too far ahead?
Did I close my eyes for far too long?
Should I stay here instead?

Whatever I’ve been feeling
Deep within my heart,
Will go wherever I go,
We’ll never be apart.
No matter where I run to,
I can’t escape from me.
It might be fun just for a while
But it won’t set me free.

And so, runaway train,
As you disappear.
I might feel like I’m missing out
But I know now to not fear.
Runaway train,
Always on the track,
Forever looking forward
Never looking back.
Runaway train
Even though you’re in my head;
If I live life in the moment
I need no longer dread.