Life is a train and time is its tracks,
always surging forward and never looking back.
Do you ever wish you could call the conductor
and ask him to stop the train- if only for a second?
If only for a second you could go back in time,
relive the moments and people along for the ride.
Stop this train, I want to get off and go home again1.
Life begins as a train ride might,
with a sense of adventure and a hint of fright.
You feel aching impatience to leave the station.
For children, growing up is an awaited destination.
As the train forges onward into the dark night,
you learn to cherish the value of the journey.
When you're parents are dropped off like cargo
and you realize you can't go back, you say:
Stop this train, I want to get off and go home again.
Late at night, when thoughts swarm your mind
and your memories and regrets seem intertwined,
know that life teaches us lessons for a reason
and we will never lose a moment's memories.
Although never forget to hold every second close,
and live in the train ride, no matter what life throws.
Stop this train, I want to get off and go home again.
1. "Stop This Train," Continuum, John Mayer
