Slow Trains and Detours

Slow Trains and Detours The story of my life Trying to make ends meet Two kids and a wife... It all ended months ago She took the house The kids Most everything else But I'm still hanging on. And where is hope When hope is lost What remains Corn fields and cross roads Long walks in the rain Dealing with the pain Broken dreams Promises I could not keep And nights I could not sleep. Which way to faith When faith in question Takes an unexpected turn So profane To believe in human love Nothing to gain When all is lost And God remains. And where is hope When hope is lost What remains Corn fields and cross roads Long walks in the rain Dealing with the pain Broken dreams Promises I could not keep And nights I could not sleep. And where is the sunset When the dawn carries on Working all day long Just to hand it away A fool and hard earned pay Living for today Because there are no tomorrows. And where is hope When hope is lost What remains Corn fields and cross roads Long walks in the rain Dealing with the pain Broken dreams Promises I could not keep And nights I could not sleep. Good night my darling Darkness finally falls Sleep at long last calls And I will dream of days gone by When there were no trains or detours Just us and time alone To build a family and a home. - D. Wittler 10/13