Corey’s Coming (Live)

Lyrics

[Intro] It's a song about an old man with a dream and a young boy who buys it, and it's called "Corey's Coming." One two, one two three four [Verse 1] Old John Joseph was a man with two first names They left him in the railroad yard when they took away the trains And only one run a week comes on roaring down that line So all he got to worry 'bout is time He sits in the break house, his hands out to the fire Moving through his memories of love and desire Telling me the stories of the glories of his past But he always saves the story of his Corey for the last [Chorus] And he says my Corey's coming I've no more sad stories coming My midnight moonlight morning glory's coming, aren't you girl? And like I told you, when she holds you She enfolds you in her world [Verse 2] I'd come by in the evening to find out where he'd been And he'd say, "Come on, sit down, kid. Where shall I begin?" And I'd say, " You know my favorite, though you know I like the rest But I love the way you tell me of your Corey the best" And so I'd hear his lifelong love recreated by his tongue He'd turn back the years, she'd seem forever young Though the other stories changed as they rolled through his head He'd say the same words 'bout Corey just before he went to bed And then he'd send me away but he'd be smiling as he said [Chorus] Can't you see my Corey's coming? (Corey's coming) No more sad stories coming My midnight moonlight morning glory's coming, aren't you girl? And like I told you (Corey's coming), when she holds you She enfolds you in her world [Verse 3] I was quite surprised to find out all the places that he knew So I asked the townsfolk if his stories were true Well they said old John was born here, he's lived here all his life Never had a woman, let alone a wife And very soon you'll find out as you check around That no one named Corey's ever lived in this town So I chided the old man 'bout the truth that I had heard Well, he smiled and said, "Reality is only just a word" [Chorus] Can't you see my Corey's coming? (Corey's coming) I've no more sad stories coming My midnight moonlight morning glory's coming, aren't you girl? And like I told you (Corey's coming), when she holds you She enfolds you in her world [Bridge] I came by one evening but he did not hear my shout I looked in the window and I saw the fire was out When he would not wake up, well I forced in the door And I found that old John Joseph would tell stories no more There was the scene at the graveyard: just three of us were there There was me and the gravedigger and we heard the parson's prayer He said, "We need not grieve for this man For we know that God cares" [Verse 4] Well, they put the cold dirt over him, left me on my own When at last I looked up I saw I was not alone Standing there in silence with a shawl around her head Was a beautiful young woman, I remember what she said "Is that John Joseph there?" I nodded my head yes That brought a soft smile from her She said, "It's time he, he got some rest" So I said, "If you're a relative, he had a peaceful end" That's when she said, "My name is Corey You can say I'm just a friend" [Chorus] Corey's coming No more sad stories coming My midnight moonlight morning glory's coming, aren't you girl? Yes, and like I told you, when she holds you She enfolds you in her world [Verse 5] So that's the old man's story, I'm glad you came tonight You see a busted down old railroad yard sure makes a lonely sight You may wonder why a young man would work out here alone Well, the job pays enough to keep some flesh on my bones And I confess, I get to missing the old man a bit Yes, there's one other reason I guess I could admit [Chorus] Can't you see my Corey's coming? (Corey's coming) I've no more sad stories coming My midnight moonlight morning glory's coming, aren't you girl? Yes, and like he told me (Corey's coming), when she holds me She enfolds me in her world