say what you want to about john mayer... but i've noticed a theme since his first record came out... there's a nagging obsession he has with mortality, with the inevitable winding-down clock that is human life. i bet i could pick out at least two songs from each of his cds that covers this theme. And this one is no different. I heard this one for the first time, and it made me stop and think. I am definitely guilty of the same "obsession" at times -- with getting so caught up in how much time i dont have... one of the best things i've done lately (through no initiative of my own, but rather a very perceptive, special friend) is to try to reflect daily on a "good moment" i had... a moment that made me stop and appreciate the blessing of life that i've been given. Its not always easy, and not every day has shining moments... but it has been so good for me to do this... anyway... on to the song...
No, I'm not colorblind
I know the world is black and white
Try to keep an open mind
But I just can't sleep on this tonight
Stop this train
I wanna get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?
Don't know how else to say it
Don't want to see my parents go
One generation's length away
From fighting life out on my own
Stop this train
I wanna get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can't
But honestly, won't someone stop this train?
So scared of getting older
I'm only good at being young
So I play the numbers game
To find a way to say that life has just begun
Had a talk with my old man
Said "help me understand"
He said "turn sixty-eight
You renegotiate"
"Don't stop this train
Don't for a minute change the place you're in
And don't think I couldn't ever understand
I tried my hand
John, honestly we'll never stop this train"
Once in awhile, when it's good
It'll feel like it should
And they're all still around
And you're still safe and sound
And you don't miss a thing
Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark
Singing
Stop this train
I wanna get off
And go home again
I can't take the speed it's moving in
I know I can
Cause now I see I'll never stop this train
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