Train to Philly

TRAIN TO PHILLY (BEHIND THE SONG)

It  is a sad reality when a beautiful countryside with its pristine country setting gets torn away and becomes a dumping ground! That is why Rev.11:18 says that the creator will,“bring to ruin those ruining the earth.” The song “Train to Philly” was inspired by my trips from New York to Washington D.C.on that Train. Have things changed since 1966 – 1970 when I was traveling there. Only the present day travelers can speak of the condition and the countryside now seen by this train ride. But the Delaware river has still been considered one of the most polluted rivers and the smog in the northeast has not disappeared.

LYRICS

BY:ELTON HENDRIX    BIDANOSO@GMAIL  813-810-4192

THE TRAIN TO PHILI

.I M ON A TRAIN TO PHILI, THINK IT’S THE TRAIN BOUND TO GO TO D C

AND AS I LOOK OUT MY WINDOW ,I SEE THE TORN COUNTRY
THAT SURROUNDS ME                                                                                                                                  DOWN ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND THE TRAIN DEPOTS

PAPERS AND TRASH SEEM TO STIR WHEN THIS TRAIN ROLLS

AND IT S ALL AROUND THE DELAWARE, USED TO BE A RIVER SO FAIR

BUT ON THIS TRAIN TO PHILI, OIL AND SOOT MAR THE RIVER BEAUTY THAT WAS THERE
SO IM ON THE TRAIN TO PHILI, THE ONE THATS BOUND FOR D C
AND AS I LOOK OUT MY WINDOW, I STILL SEE THE TORN COUNTRY
THAT SURROUNDS ME

OVER THERE ON THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE FROM THE CARS FILL UP THE SKYWAY

AND ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVERS, FACTORIES STAND AS POLLUTION GIVERS

AND TO ME IT SEEMS SUCH A PITY, THIS EARTH OF OURS COULD LOOK SO PRETTY

INTERLUDE: OLD JUNK CAR HOLLOWED OUT, SITTING IN A JEREY MUDHOLE
DIRTY BOXES, T V HULL SOMEONE DUMPED OFF A SIDE ROAD                                                                  THERE IS A SWAMP CREEK RUNNING ALONG THE TRACKS

NORTH WIND BLOWS FLOATING BOTTLES, CANS AND SCRAPS

TRAIN ROUNDS THE BEND, SUNSET FALLS ON THE HORIZON

SOMEDAY THIS MESS I HOPE WE LL BE REALIZING
STILL ON THIS TRAIN TO PHILI

THE ONE THAT’S BOUND FOR D C

AND AS I LOOK OUT MY WIDOW

I STILL SEE THE TORN COUNTRY
THAT SORROUNDS ME.