The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields
Track #3 on 1994’s The Charm of the Highway Strip, the third studio album by The Magnetic Fields.
The album’s title comes from a 1959 quote by J.B. Jackson:
“Let us hope that the merits and charm of the highway strip are not so obscure but that they will be accepted by a wider public.”
See “Fear...
[Verse 1]
Some roads are only seen at night
Ghost roads, nothing but neon signs
But some nights the neon gas gets free
And turns into walking dead like me
[Chorus]
And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep
I'll have to go when the whistle blows
The whistle knows my name
Baby, I was born on a train
[Verse 2]
Well, I know that you were never young
And I know you probably won't get old
But, honey, nobody's gonna hurt you anymore
And nobody's gonna make you want to die
[Chorus]
And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep
I'll have to go when the whistle blows
The whistle knows my name
Baby, I was born on a train
[Verse 3]
I'll go some cold and grey morning
And you won't remember anything
Well, some people don't believe in dying
But some of us don't believe in life
[Chorus]
And I've been making promises I know I'll never keep
One of these days I'm gonna leave you in your sleep
I'll have to go when the whistle blows
The whistle knows my name
Baby, I was born on a train
Baby, I was born on a train
Born on a Train was written by Stephin Merritt.
Born on a Train was produced by Stephin Merritt.
The Magnetic Fields released Born on a Train on Mon Apr 18 1994.