The Last Spike-Cowboy Junkies

[ti:The Last Spike] [ar:Cowboy Junkies] [al:Black Eyed Man] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Last Spike - Cowboy Junkies [00:09.98]Mornings feel so damn sad these days [00:14.23] [00:17.17]Without the call of the 8:15 [00:20.73] [00:24.66]That old familiar echo [00:27.02]Has finally died away [00:29.71] [00:31.77]Leaving nothing but a chill [00:34.70]Where there once was a mighty scream [00:37.32] [00:39.07]And I've watched the flat cars [00:41.32] [00:42.51]Take away our timber [00:44.69] [00:46.50]I've watched the coal cars steal our rock [00:50.37] [00:53.93]And now that we've got [00:56.11] [00:56.67]Nothing left to take we're told [00:59.48] [01:00.60]That the wheels will stop turning [01:03.27] [01:04.95]The whistles will stop blowing [01:07.14] [01:08.82]These foolish dreams must stop [01:12.19] [01:16.50]Last year they closed down the post office [01:20.39] [01:23.63]Took the only flag we had in town [01:27.19] [01:31.18]That old brick building [01:33.24]Still stands like a cenotaph [01:36.78] [01:38.52]To a vision lost and buried in [01:41.64]A very distant past [01:43.70] [01:45.76]And I've watched the flat cars [01:49.13] [01:49.69]Take away our timber [01:51.44] [01:53.44]I've watched the coal cars steal our rock [01:57.18] [02:01.23]And now that we've got [02:03.17] [02:04.17]Nothing left to take we're told [02:06.41] [02:07.47]That the wheels will stop turning [02:10.16] [02:11.10]The whistles will stop blowing [02:13.97] [02:15.84]These foolish dreams must stop [02:19.34] [02:22.45]The longest train I've ever seen [02:26.19]Was the train that you were on [02:28.63] [02:29.88]I walked you to the station [02:32.56] [02:33.50]We kissed and you were gone [02:36.06] [02:36.93]I dream at night about you coming home [02:41.68] [02:45.23]The train in the station [02:48.16]Your uniform on fire [02:52.03]As you step onto the platform [02:54.65] [02:55.59]The band plays a little louder [02:58.02] [02:59.95]And as we embrace your cap falls off [03:03.94] [03:06.32]Oh I guess these foolish dreams must stop [03:11.00] [03:15.30]Mornings feel so damn sad these days [03:19.78] [03:22.28]Without the call of the 8:15 [03:25.97] [03:30.14]Looks like this town is finally [03:33.45]Going to die away [03:34.88] [03:36.95]Leaving nothing but broken promises [03:39.81]Where there once was small town dreams [03:43.25] [03:44.24]And I've watched the flat cars [03:47.87]Take away our timber [03:51.48]I've watched the coal cars steal our rock [03:55.73] [03:59.35]And now that we've got [04:01.47] [04:02.28]Nothing left to take we're told [04:04.65] [04:05.58]That the TV station will be closing [04:08.58]Main Street windows will need boarding [04:11.95] [04:13.82]That these foolish dreams must stop