Going Away

by Utah Phillips
 Is that the moon I see
 Over there in the west?
 Or just a headlight beam
 C&O express?
 I know she's gone
 Whatever I say
 And it won't be long
 'Til I make up my mind
 And go away
 Is that the sun coming up
 On that eastern shore
 Or just a coal fire glow
 Behind the firebox door?
 I know she's gone
 Whatever I say
 And it won't be long
 'Til I make up my mind
 And go away.
 See that man? He can't hear the whistle
 The damned old fool's caught out on the trestle
 He can't go forward and he can't go back
 The train kept a-rollin'
 Brushed him off the track
 Other winds may blow
 And the storm will rise
 Still I long to go
 Where the fast mail flies
 I know she's gone
 Whatever I say
 And it won't be long
 'Til I make up my mind
 And go away
 See that man...