Procol Harum - Last Train To Niagara Lyrics
Spoken: a man gets on a train and starts having thoughts about his past, and a lot of references to old procol harum songs go through his head.)Id been wandering around manhattan for a couple of days, kinda lost; suddenly I found myself in grand central station. I looked up at the board: there it was -- last train to niagara 1:15: I just had to get on it. I had to get up there and find the answers ...(salty dog train noise / stomping waltz-time riff from in held)On the last train to niagara, on the fast train to the fallsI was heading into danger, I was climbing up the wallsI was feeling kind of empty, feeling kind of bleakI was twice removed from yesterday, but halfway through next weekWell I tuned into the radio and flipped across the dialI was searching for the missing chord, Id missed it for awhileThen they played a song from long ago, a picture through the glassThe story of a spanish brave whose light was fading fast(conquistador intro, post-edmonton)The tracks were humming harder now, the room began to swayThe music turned much louder now, as the ceiling flew away (+awsop, + asd)A crowd of drunken sailor boys came in upon the seaThe captain wanted action fast, the crowd was getting mean(climbing scale from whaling stories)Then I smoked another cigarette, and fixed another drinkWhen youre out there in deep water, you just cant afford to sinkI was halfway through the looking glass, halfway up to marsIt was getting close to morning time, somewhere neath the stars(excerpts from strangers in space, the worm and the tree, and the climbing theme from rambling on)Just then a passing mermaid came and took me by the handShe gently soothed my fevered brow and led me back to landWhen I heard the sound of laughter, woke up upon my kneesI was heading to that preacher man, to give me my reprieve(fragment of the devil came from kansas)Well the preacher-man said, he said son, you wont find favour on the dark side of the streetBetter straighten up your overcoat, and get back on your feetNo use looking to the future, if you keep on coming back,And you know youre going nowhere, if your shoes dont fit your hat.(excerpt from homburg)On the last train to niagara, on the fast train to the fallsI was heading into danger, climbing up the wallsI was feeling kind of empty, I was feeling kind of bleakI was twice removed from yesterday, but halfway through next week.On the last train to niagara, on the fast train to the fallsThe last train to niagara, the fast train to the fallsLast train to niagara, fast train to the falls
