This train, yes this train;

Is this now you’re boardin’ on?

Jordan or refrain

Which wheels are you countin’ on?

You are so present and so gone

You’re nipping at the wheels.

This train, yes this train

Is coming by just how you feel.

Shadow, yes shadow

Erstwhile gone and hanging on.

Train arrives with all the lives

(It’s) (almost) time you’re moving on

But while you’re hear, ya gotta hear

All the love that they all say

You grab life that carried you

As life grabs you away.

Tell me, yes tell me

When will I hear it sound

Train horn as life’s torn

Sweeps me in the ground

Tasting the twilight as life still holds its sway,

As you breathe,

This train ain’t ready to leave

Station to Station

Are you ready for your trip

Creeping cessation

Watching you lose your grip

I hear the whistle, yes that whistle, hope it’s far away

But the train keeps a comin’

Rushing by, whisking lives

The train always moving

Down the line and on time

The train keeps on proving

That we must squeeze the day

Squeeze the day

This song was inspired by the bass player of one of Ben’s former bands and his struggle living with a terminal disease.  The former bandmate was an energetic soul and this song was a tribute to his creed to take advantage of every moment we have and “squeeze the day” which is, if you knew Ben’s former bandmate, a fitting play on carpe diem.  The train imagery in this song refers to impending death, but the song is actually intended to be uplifting and inspirational.