words and music (c) 2007 David Burns (ASCAP)
Lyrics
Gone astray, better times where can you be
River Slaney is calling out to me
On my way to where She meets the Irish Sea, I should be running down the wind
Southbound train, hold it for me engineer
Big jet plane ain’t no way to get me there
Southbound train, take me far away from here
I see it comin around the bend, oh, I see it coming
Around the bend
And I’ll be gone before the sunrise
And I’ll be on that train and on my way
And I’m headed for a new life, and I’ve got no time to pine
So I’m riding on the Wexford Line
Break away from the fetters, from the chains
Take away all the mis’ry, all the shame
Cause today I’ll be riding on the train
And I’ve been waiting, since I don’t know when
Wexford Bound keep me rollin down the track
Don’t look down cause there ain’t no turning back
Seems I found a way to slip right through the cracks
I won’t be fallin down again, no I won’t be fallin
Down again
And I’ll be gone before the sunrise
And I’ll be on that train and on my way
And I’m headed for a new life, going one mile at a time
So I’m riding on the Wexford Line