Magical Thinking - Dar Williams

Living in daydreams, yeah it’s not a way to live

You say the rock bed is dry, I say the drought has got to give

And I can see the run-down station

Where the trees grow in the tracks

Show me how the roof has caved in

Tell me there’s no going back

But I’ve been saying that the creek will run

I’ve been waiting for the train to come

Going back to all my magical thinking that

Finds a break in the stone

Driving at midnight, it’s when the dreaming starts again

It all comes true if the light turns before I count to ten

And if I do a few things better now

Better than I’ve don before

The only thing I ver wanted

Will be there, will be standing at my door

And the creek will run

And I’ll be waiting for the train to come

Going back to al my magical thinking that

Finds a break in the stone

And in the light of this reverie

I can see it all some day

It’s as clear as any memory

And it’s just as far away

Oh have you heard the news, how they’re bringing back the train?

They cleared the trees and the old rails were shining in the rain

Yeah it rained for days and nights on end

It’s like we emptied out the sky

And the creek was running so full, everywhere

You could hear it rushing by, rushing by

Don’t worry, even I know

You don’t have to say it’s time to go

I know all about my magical thinking

I’m moving on from this impossible dreaming

But I’m gonna stay a little longer;

I’m watching as

The water runs through the stone