The 8:17 Northbound Success Merry-Go-Round (demo)

[Verse 1]
I knew the man well
We used to be good friends a long time ago
He had a heart and a mind, he was one of a kind
The kind of a man a man would be lucky to know

[Verse 2]
But then there came a change
As I recall it all, it all happened fast
It was as though he had seen the American dream
And thought that the dream would bring him fulfillment at last

[Bridge]
He put on a suit
He put on a shirt
He put on a tie
He kissed his child
He kissed his wife
He kissed his life goodbye

[Verse 3]
The last I saw of him
He walked along the road, and he looked around
As though he wanted to see one more blossoming tree
Before he'd be walking on cold city ground

[Outro]
He got to the station
He climbed aboard
The 8:17 northbound success
Merry-go-round (Merry-go-round, merry-go-round)