From the recording Looking out a Picture Window
"My producer Dave N had a LOT of fun with this one...you can tell from the guitar solo. The train will always be my favorite way to travel, and although this song won't ever compete with 'City of New Orleans,' it's never bad to write a train song!"
Bill Nash (guitar and lead and harmony vocals)
Dave Nachmanoff (bass guitar, lead guitar, piano)
Megan Kleven (harmony vocals)
Bart Van Der Zeeuw (percussion)
Lyrics
Track 6 - It’s Gonna be a Train – Bill Nash – Standard Tuning - Capo 2
Some folks drive their cars to get away
They might go far but it’ll take a few days
It takes a while to get around
Coffee helps bring you to that town
But my first choice will always be a train
When some people run from life, they take a boat
They only get their kicks when they’re afloat
A monsoon can bring vacation pain
Swept away by a hurricane
My first choice will always be a train
Chorus
It’s gonna be a train (He shoulda taken a train)
The best way to get around
It’s gonna be a train
The nicest folks in town
Gourmet food in the dining car
The conductor says we’re going far
My first choice will always be a train
Some people take a plane to get out of town
Fastest way of all to get around
But I find flying in the air inane
Too much speed just drives me insane
My first choice will always be a train
CH
I have a friend who doesn’t like to fly
When he gets up in the air, he says, “Oh my!”
I knew I shouldn’t get on this plane
I doubt my dinner will remain
I guess I should have taken a train
CH
Tag (slow down)
Sitting in the observation car
The conductor says, “I don’t know where we are”
My first choice will always be a train (train sound)