w&m Anne Hills
© 2014 Raven Heart Music (ASCAP)

From Anne’s album Tracks

could have been the whistle
howling through the dark
whisper of the wheels on the track
I could hear your gentle voice
giving me no other choice
lifting me and carrying me back

could have been the shadows
falling on the rails
conductor’s silhouette against the car
I could see your smiling face
in some other time and place
suddenly just like a shooting star

and I rode that memory just like a train
just like a train rolling into the past
I rode that memory just like a train
rode it all the way back to you

could have been the platform
wet with summer storm
rainbow flashing as the sun broke through
I could sense your laughter there
in the brightening of the air
knew that there was nothing else to do

so, I rode that memory just like a train
just like a train rolling into the past
I rode that memory just like a train
rode it all the way back to you

some memories are like that moving steady, moving fast
like the 20th Century Limited, made to last

could have been the station
could have been the song
floating on the wind blowing by
standing in the ticket line
I could feel your hand in mine
back when it was only you and I