And Here I Am
Day After Day
I Used To Be A Speed Demon
But They Threw Me Away

Now I'm Stuck Here All Alone
In The Middle Of A Field
The Birds And The Trees, Swayin'
Made A Mess Out Of Me
And I'm Sayin' -

There's Music In The Way The Weather Hits My Rusty Coat
But I Don't Give A Damn Without A Place To Go
I Could Have Shot Across The Mountainside
An Open Country Fate
But Instead They Say That I'm The Little Engine Who Couldn't Think Straight

And I Can Hear Them Saying:

"We Heard About This Little Engine Of The North
We Heard He Drove A Hundred Men Into The Ocean
Can You Believe This Little Engine?
What A Foolish Little Engine!"

And Even Though I'm All Alone
And Those Are Voices In My Head
I Can Still Hear Their Hearts Stop Beating
I Can Still See Their Tears Start Falling

The Water's Deep And Freezing
And I'm Leaning On A Rock
Floating Past The Dead I See A Ticking Clock
Saying Time Is Up My Friend
Take A Bow And Leave The Stage
Cause Forever Says You're Now The Little Engine Who Couldn't Think Straight

And They'll Never Stop Saying:

"We Heard About This Little Engine Of The North
We Heard He Drove A Hundred Men Into The Ocean
Can You Believe This Little Engine?
What A Foolish Little Engine!
KILL HIM!!!!"

Maybe One Day They'll Forgive
And Try Me Out Again
Until Then I'll Just Sit Here Waiting
A Scrap Of Metal Trash They've Created

-INTERLUDE-

The Shredding Tears Have Come To Play
On The Stage
A Little Song Of Light And Sound
OH!
Can You See 'em Spinning 'round?
OH!
A Little Song Of Light And Sound!