Tiny tracks on the bedroom floor
Wooden wheels that rolled much more
Click-clack dreams in a cardboard town
Me and my train just spinnin’ around
Dad on the couch, mom in the light
Those days were warm, the future bright
No bills, no clocks, no end in sight
Just a whistle and a star-filled night
But time don’t wait, it flies unseen
From sandbox days to broken dreams
Like a toy train spinning fast
Through every smile, through every past
I see my life from track to track
And there's no way of turning back
Now I sit with silver hair
No more wheels, just rocking chairs
But every breath I ever knew
Rides on that train, still rolling through
School bell rings, time speeds up
Toy train boxed, but I kept the love
Jobs and bills, and years like rain
Photos fade, but the tracks remain
Kids of my own, and grandkids too
Telling stories I once knew
They think it’s just a tale I say
But I’m riding that train every day
Life ain’t long, but it loops around
Every goodbye makes a softer sound
Like a toy train spinning fast
Through every smile, through every past
I see my life from track to track
And there's no way of turning back
Now I sit with silver hair
No more wheels, just rocking chairs
But every breath I ever knew
Rides on that train, still rolling through
And when the final whistle blows
I’ll close my eyes and just let go
On one last ride into the light
With all my love in black and white
Like a toy train in the rain
Through all the joy and all the pain
Memories carved in every mile
Even sorrow wears a smile
So if you hear a distant sound
That's me just ridin’ one more round
From birth to dust, we all remain
A part of someone’s toy train