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On the California Zephyr track
Mama tried not lookin’ back
Runnin’ far away from home,
For a broken heart’s worse than a broken bone

She packed up both my sister and me to visit distant family,
Tried to escape the agony, but it followed her and surrounded me;

Bridge:
I could feel it in the rain, Mama mournin’ on that train,
I could see it in the clouds though she never spoke the words out loud.
Oh

He stayed at home with their three sons, t’was hidden well from everyone,
But when the hard truth was discovered Mama broke down and never recovered.

Chorus:
But Mama, she aint cryin’ anymore,
Mama, she’s doin’ fine on the other shore,
Don’t you worry a thing ‘bout me,
That baggage that was so heavy
I’ve laid it down, I’m travelin’ now hands free.
Free, Free


Disappointment numbs the senses,
Rejection always builds up fences,
So it’s hard to feel or see,
Papa’s pain spilled over me;

Bridge:
Living under the same roof yet so distant and aloof,
The tension and the gloom could be felt in every room.
Oh

Chorus:
But Papa, he aint restless anymore,
Papa, he’s doin’ fine on the other shore,
Don’t you worry a thing ‘bout me,
That baggage that was too heavy,
I’ve unpacked, this butterfly’s set free.
Free, Free

Chorus:
But Mama, she aint cryin’ anymore,
Mama, she’s doin’ fine on the other shore,
Don’t you worry a thing ‘bout me,
That baggage that was so heavy
I’ve laid it down, I’m travelin’ now hands free.
I’ve unpacked, his butterfly’s set free.

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