You had a busy day today
You got a long night ahead
Thereâ??s too much on my plate

Too many dreams patiently wait
As you crawl through your life
Watchinâ?? the time roll by

A suitcase full of empty dreams
Sits on a train that never leaves


And you cry how far to San Francisco
When do we walk in Memphis
When do we ride the trains

All the way across the state of Texas

Where dâ??you think you wanna be?

A ticket for anywhere, one way please
How long are you prepared to wait
Before you jump that rolling freight

And it takes you in your dreams
And your heart thats bursting at the seams
That old train whistle cries for you

Youâ??re too late, once again itâ??s passed on through

And you cry how far to San Francisco

When do we walk in Memphis
When do we ride the trains
All the way across the state of Texas


You spend your life
In an old leather office chair

Thatâ??s been passed down
From the last guy
Who never made it anywhere


Whatâ??ll you do, when you found that place
Where the sun shineâ??s heavy and the rain falls less

Will you miss the life that was
Dead-end streets and dead-end jobs
Or do you see another dream

That only dreamers see
You wait for another rolling freight
That never comes

And it just lets you know who you are

And then you still cry how far to San Francisco

When do we walk in Memphis
When do we ride the trains
All the way across the state of Texas


How far to San Francisco
When do we walk in Memphis

When do we ride the train
All the way across the state of Texas