Lyrics

(J. Webb/C.Simon) Got on in New Haven Last car on the train Put my hat on the seat Wipe the tears from my eyes I watched my life go by Like a movie in my brain Scenes unreeling; In a sceneless chain On the window And a silver screen of rain! And the opening title scroll And the score comes in and under And I'm in the starring role In a world of love-struck wonder; It's a tale full of promise, about two crazy kids; Falling in love, but in flashback And then the music That gorgeous music; And I wake up Rattling down the railroad track He could be sweet But I stayed on my guard Just how good a liar Can a decent man be? I always played my hand Like I didn't have the cards Cause he held them all So I could never see Yes, he played me for a fool And I agreed And the closing credits roll And the waves come in like thunder Cause the hero's lost control And I made a fatal blunder Just another sad story; Two star-crossed kids Racing headlong up a cul-de-sac And then that music That mournful music And the train's disappearing Down that railroad track And the long, slow dissolve As we fade to black