Got my Ticket

Got my ticket packed my bag heading out of town See faces at the stations moving all around Gazing from the window, looking over some back yards Farmers moving cattle, children playing in the dark Bridges, tunnels, shopping parks, working on the line Rolling stock and tower blocks, putting my head down Got my ticket packed my bag heading out of town See faces at the stations moving all around Workmen building houses, lorries driving round and round Fields of many colours, bonfires burning to the ground Got my ticket packed my bag heading out of town See faces at the stations moving all around Where are they heading to, what things will they do Raise a hand, give a smile, cos I 'm just passing through Haystacks, rivers, boating lakes, radio masts and steeples Telephone wires with birds sat on, but I can't see the people Got my ticket packed my bag heading out of town See faces at the stations moving all around Got my ticket packed my bag heading out of town See faces at the stations moving all around Got my ticket packed my bag heading out of town See faces at the stations moving all around Sun shines through the window, drifting slowly off to sleep Rattle, whine, slowing down, memories to keep Got my ticket packed my bag heading out of town See faces at the stations moving all around Where are they heading to, what things will they do Raise a hand, give a smile, cos I 'm just passing through