Slow Tracks of Italy

[Verse] Morning light The platform’s cold Waiting here till tales get old Rain in Tuscany Sighs in the air Trains They promise But they're never there [Verse 2] Out in Florence Whispers of a name Railway clocks They play their game Little towns where time just stalls Ancient voices in the station halls [Chorus] Train delay Another endless day Wheels don’t turn Still I yearn For the tracks to clear But they stay Train delay In Italy's sweet dismay [Verse 3] Venetian nights Dreams dissolve Timetables no one can solve Rome's shadows stretch so long Every hour just feels so wrong [Bridge] Olive groves They watch and wait Silent prayers at the iron gate Shadows lengthen Footsteps grow Every traveler’s tale to know [Verse 4] Midnight chimes On a broken rail Whispers of hopes that just set sail Lingering ghosts again remind Patience Friend Is cruel kind