The Lonesome Whistle

[Verse] I hear that lonesome whistle cryin', midnight's dark embrace, It's echoing through the hillside, in this lonesome, empty place, The rusted tracks are gleaming, as the moonlight softly falls, And that whistle's mournful wailin' calls me back to times we lost. [Verse 2] Mama's in the kitchen prayin', for her boy out on the road, Papa’s hands are strong and weathered, from the seeds of dreams he sowed, I'm wanderin' through these memories, like a drifter in the night, With that lonesome whistle's song leadin' me to find the light. [Chorus] Oh, the lonesome whistle's blowin', through the valleys and the plains, Carrying tales of heartache, and the stories of our pains, From the mountain tops to deserts, where the weary souls reside, That lonesome whistle calls us, to the places we can't hide. [Verse 3] The station platform's empty, and the clock hands slowly turn, The tracks they hold our journey, through the lessons that we learn, Every mile a shadowed chapter, written out in steel and dust, And that lonesome whistle's echo reminds me who to trust. [Chorus] Oh, the lonesome whistle's blowin', through the valleys and the plains, Carrying tales of heartache, and the stories of our pains, From the mountain tops to deserts, where the weary souls reside, That lonesome whistle calls us, to the places we can't hide. [Verse 4] I feel the cold wind blowing, through the pines and oaks so tall, Bringing whispers of the old days, when our love would never fall, But now the night is silent, save that whistle's mournful tune, Guiding me through darkness, by the light of a faded moon.