Co-written with Robert Hunter, it opens with a mock-vintage swing intro before the band kicks in.
The words
A train whistle sounds across the land as the singer rides toward home and the woman he loves.
A train whistle sounds through the night as the singer travels toward home and the woman he loves, and the sound seems to carry both promise and warning. The verses mix romantic longing with hints of trouble along the line, so the cheerful surface never quite settles. After a mock-vintage swing opening that sounds like an old record, the full band kicks in and the song rolls along at a bright, rocking pace.
Words by Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗Listen and watch
The words
A train whistle sounds across the land as the singer rides toward home and the woman he loves.
A train whistle sounds through the night as the singer travels toward home and the woman he loves, and the sound seems to carry both promise and warning. The verses mix romantic longing with hints of trouble along the line, so the cheerful surface never quite settles. After a mock-vintage swing opening that sounds like an old record, the full band kicks in and the song rolls along at a bright, rocking pace.
Words by Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter
Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗The same year · 2012
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