It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

The words

A weary traveller, borne along by a train through the night, longs to be with the woman he loves.

The singer is on the move, tired and far from home, and the train becomes the image for his longing and his patience. Rather than a story, the verses gather railway and nighttime pictures around a quiet wish to reach the woman waiting for him. The tone is relaxed and a little melancholy, a pause after the album's harder songs. A rolling piano and an easy shuffle give it the feel of an old blues record.