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Quiet Town

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Quiet Town

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(Oh yeah, oh no, the train, the trainEvery 2 or 3 years, the train kills somebodyEvery 2 or 3 years, yeahEverybody knows about the train, OK?You hear it constantlyEh, I— I think the train is a wayTo find your way out of this lifeIf you get hit by it)A couple of kids got hit by a Union Pacific trainCarrying sheet metalAnd household appliances through the pouring rainThey were planning on getting married after graduationHad a little baby girl, trouble came and shut it downThings like that ain't supposed to happenIn this quiet town, families are tightGood people, they still don't deadbolt their doors at nightIn this quiet townWhen we first heard opioid storiesThey were always in whispering tonesNow banners of sorrow markThe front steps of childhood homesParents wept through daddy's girl eulogiesAnd merit badge milestones with their daughters and sonsLaying there lifeless in their suits and gownsSomebody's been keepin' secretsIn this quiet town, they know how to liveGood people who lean on Jesus, they're quick to forgiveIn this quiet townNow whenever I'm near the townI'll find some reason to giveAnd I will walk with the deadAnd the living where I used to liveAnd every time I see my parents in the prime of their livesOffering their son the kind of love he could never put downWell, part of me is still that stainless kid, luckyIn this quiet town, salt of the landHard-working peopleIf you're in trouble, they'll lend you a handHere in this quiet townThe first crop of hay is upSchool let out and the sun beats downSmoke billows from a Sunday trainThat cries away from a quiet town
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