Railroad Boy
I will not sing your ugly song
I won't put on your ugly play
I cannot join your ugly priesthood
And if I die I won't come home
Railroad boy of mine...
I bought you crows and candelabra
And I went moth-eating with you
I held you down when you had seizures
And read to you at bedtime
Railroad boy of mine...
We went to see a beaver dam
We went to see a coral reef
But life is more than going to see things
And that's too bad
Railroad boy of mine
Railroad boy of mine...
Chico del Ferrocarril
No cantaré tu fea canción
No actuaré en tu feo espectáculo
No puedo unirme a tu feo sacerdocio
Y si muero, no volveré a casa
Chico del ferrocarril mío...
Te compré cuervos y candelabros
Y fui a comer polillas contigo
Te sostuve cuando tenías convulsiones
Y te leí cuentos antes de dormir
Chico del ferrocarril mío...
Fuimos a ver una presa de castores
Fuimos a ver un arrecife de coral
Pero la vida es más que ir a ver cosas
Y eso es una lástima
Chico del ferrocarril mío
Chico del ferrocarril mío...