Lyrics

It was way back in Peoria when I first got on this train
and my first stop was in Pekin, Illinois
All that I remember was the time I spent with grandpa
To him, I was a special little boy.
The next stop was Decatur, where I learned ‘bout black and white
I learned some things are easy - some things hard
When the train rolled into Downers Grove, I met my younger brothers
We terrorized the neighbors and caught frogs in our backyard.

And everywhere I’ve gone I thought I’d found the end of the line
Here’s the place that I was destined to remain
But eventually it seemed that I, or someone else, would change our mind
We’d pack our stuff and board another train.

Took the big express to Texas, where I thought I’d surely stay
Learned to love the Dallas Cowboys
Got a guitar - learned to play
There I had my first real heartbreak
And I made a life-long friend
But then we headed back to Illinois and I did that stuff again.
In Idaho, I gained a wife and sons, but lost my father
Finished up my education, started up another plan
I hung around there long enough to see what we were missing
So I gathered up my family and we hit the rails again

And everywhere we went, I thought it was the end of the line
Here’s the place that we were destined to remain
But eventually it seemed that I, or someone else, would change our mind
We’d pack our stuff and board another train.

Now I’m here in California, where I’ve stayed a long, long time
Bought a house and planted roots and thought that everything was fine
Watched my sons grow up and marry, move away and settle down
Suddenly we’re on a train again
And God knows where we’re bound

But everywhere we’ve been, I thought it was the end of the line
Here’s the place that we were destined to remain
But eventually it seemed that I, or someone else, would change our mind
We’d pack our stuff and board another train.