Last Train Reels

Lyrics

[INTRO] Let me tell you a story from so long ago, It started on Park Street, where the memories flow. It was me and my brother, we came from the East, Took the Trailways bus; it was tough, at the least. To San Francisco, the Golden Gate wide, My mother brought three kids, with no place to hide. An orange bridge? Yeah, I was a little disappointed, But the city had dreams that we surely anointed. [CHORUS] Oh, those were the days full of lessons and pain, From the joyous moments to the pouring rain. We fell for honey buns, learned the hard way, But through every shadow, we found our own way. [VERSE 1] Then we met the Huffs, our very first friends, Back in those days, where the story bends. Lynn Lynn spelled it out—R-U-N, I ran like hell just to have some fun. [VERSE 2] A year later we moved down to the South, Discrimination biting, black and white in our mouths. So much to learn and places to see, But something inside feeling broken in me. [CHORUS] Oh, those were the days full of lessons and pain, From the joyous moments to the pouring rain. We fell for honey buns, learned the hard way, But through every shadow, we found our own way. [BRIDGE] When the city lights flicker, and the streets are empty, I hear the echoes of the past, a silent anthem. Every step we take, every scar we carry, Is a story written in the sky, in the heart of the valley. [CHORUS] Oh, those were the days full of lessons and pain, From the joyous moments to the pouring rain. We fell for honey buns, learned the hard way, But through every shadow, we found our own way. [OUTRO] So here’s to the past that taught us who we are, To the bridges we built, the wars we’ve left behind. May the future shine bright, like the Golden Gate, And