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Big iron horses road across five yards bridgeAnd me and my grandpa we watched from the ridgeHe knew all the trains, he'd call out each oneWhere they're goin' too, where they're comin' fromHe'd say that one's from Memphis, bound for MolineAn old '97, she's from New OrleansFrom New York to Denver, they'd roll through this townNow those days are goneBut I still hear the sound ofBig Iron HorsesSteel turning roundThe sparks and the thunderAs the wheels shook the groundThe boxcars and the flatbedsAnd the whistles blowin' steamThat was yesterday, now those big trains don't come anymoreNow the years passed so quicklyAnd the world had moved onAnd change cast her shadow as they left one by oneWhen the last train left Avon, no one was thereGuess they didn't know, guess they didn't careNow the station is empty and the train yard lies stillSongtexteAnd grandpa is gone now to St. Agnes hillNow I stand on the fire watch and as I close my eyesI see a little boy, and he's waving goodbye to theBig Iron HorsesSteel turning roundThe sparks and the thunderAs the wheels shook the groundThe boxcars and flatbedsAnd the whistles blowin' steamThat was long ago, now they live on in my dreamsBig Iron HorsesSteel turning roundThe sparks and the thunderAs the wheels shook the groundThe boxcars and the flatbedsAnd the whistles blowin' steamThat was yesterday, now those big trains don't come anymoreAnymoreIron HorsesBig Iron Horses Aus Songtexte Mania