The Bells of Marshall

In my mind, sometimes I buy a boat and go out on the ocean
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 I anchor it some place I find somewhere way offshore
 And with no one there to bother me I slip into the water
 and I swim until I can't see that old boat anymore
 With no one there around in miles and miles of ocean
 I'm just floating there and hoping for something I've left behind
 But I ain't never bought a boat and I don't know nothing about sailing
 I'm just sitting on the courthouse
 steps waiting for those bells to chime
 Out an old song like one folks used to sing
 It comes floating into my mind sometimes like a distant memory
 And I close my eyes, let the sound wash over me
 Just sitting and listening to the bells Marshall ring
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 Sometimes I think, I'd like to ride the rails on a rusty train
 And not get off until I'm certain that I don't know where I am
 Never stay one place for long and never go back again
 Just let the rhythm of the riding rot away my old name
 But I ain't never bought no ticket
 I've never hopped a freight
 I just watch them rolling into town and then slowly roll away
 And I watch them as they go and swear to myself someday
 I won't be sitting on the courthouse
 steps waiting for those bells to ring
 Out that old song like one folks used to sing
 It comes running through my mind sometimes like a distant memory
 and I close my eyes, let the sound wash over me
 Just sitting and listening to the bells Marshall ring
 Just sitting and listening to the bells Marshall ring
 Just sitting and listening to the bells Marshall ring