6:35, 7:30 and 8:29 That thing was always on time Cutting right through the dawn As sharp as a knife I could feel that cold metal grind Like the tracks were right outside Etched in my front lawn The neighbors said it's nothing, but The train's leaving the junction just You wait a couple months and it'll fade away 'Cause time changes everything You hang some pictures up and make A habit out of taking the same way To the grocery store You learn the turns and time the lights The town you didn't recognize Becomes a little more like home You'll know when you're Used to the license plates And you got a couple friends next door Wake up and realize one day That you don't hear the train anymore Well, I couldn't sleep Stayed up a couple nights a week Thinking how much better I'd be If I could ride the freight line outta there The address still didn't seem right The space inside didn't feel like A place I could rest my head Swear that bed wouldn't fit anywhere The time changes everything You hang some pictures up and make A habit out of taking the same way To the grocery store You learn the turns and time the lights The town you didn't recognize Becomes a little more like home You'll know when you're Used to the license plates And you got a couple friends next door Wake up and realize one day That you don't hear the train anymore, no more You don't hear the train anymore, hmm Anymore and then it Just seems like part of the charm It becomes ordinary You'd kinda miss it if it stopped And you're sure that every Little thing you didn't like's still around But it's better now 'Cause time changes everything You hang some pictures up and make A habit out of taking the same way To the grocery store You learn the turns and time the lights The town you didn't recognize Becomes a little more like home And you'll know when you're Used to the license plates And you got a couple friends next door Wake up and realize one day That you don't hear the train anymore, no You don't hear the train anymore