It was the army train that took her daddy from her; it was the bible train that took her momma too.  And that high loud whistle made her horse run away; but the straw the broke the camel's back was you. It was the government train that took away her childhood; it was the KKK that took away her past. It was the white man's will that hers be broken; but that barefoot girl could run too fast. Because the world's too cold for a girl like that, with a Blackfoot soul and a cowboy hat. Everything she loved went down the dragon track. She had a fear of trains... It was the wagon train that took away her country; it was the oil train that took away her land....she had a fear of trains

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LD sings lead on this track from Disc 1 of 69 LOVE SONGS (Merge, 1999)

“All My Little Words” by The Magnetic Fields

The Charm of the Highway Strip

Fear of Trains

When the Open Road Is Closing In

Get Lost

Smoke and Mirrors

Love at the Bottom of the Sea

I'd Go Anywhere with Hugh

From the album Love at the Bottom of the Sea, out March 6 on Merge Records.

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