LYRICS
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He slowly raised the trembling handGently brushed the silver strand of hair from his wrinkled browLips that used to talk so free the eyes that used to beckon me were silent nowHe listens to a passin' train gives into an old familiar pain familiar painThey retired him twenty years ago gave him a watch made of gold and took his trainHis woman's name was MargaretHe loved her but she went away and left his heart undoneHe called this train the Diplomat she's the only other lady that he ever lovedSome forty years he made the steamFrom Memphis down to New Orleans but now he's off the lineAnd the closest that he ever gets Margaret or the Diplomat is in his mindHe siad take me to the station the Diplomat is bringing Margaret homeCan't you hear that whistle blowing they both know I've been alone for much too longLet's not keep 'em waitin' we'll talk about the good times later onRight now take me to the station the Diplomat is bringing Margaret homeThey say he talks crazy whenHe sees the passin' train or when he hears Margaret's nameBut the only things he ever loved he lost before he loved enough he's not to blameSo who's to say he's right or wrongReachin' out and hangin' on to dreams he can't let goHe threw the watch of gold away but keeps tracks of memories where he belongsHe siad take me to the station...They retired him twenty years ago gave him a watch made of goldAnd took daddy's train
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