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I Often Dream of Trains

Robyn Hitchcock
Track 13 on I Often Dream of Trains 
Jan. 1, 19841 viewer

I Often Dream of Trains Lyrics

I often dream of trains when I'm alone
I ride on them into another zone
I dream of them constantly
Heading for paradise
Or Basingstoke
Or Reading

I often dream of trains when I'm awake
They ride along beside a frozen lake
And there in the buffet car
I wait for eternity
Or Basingstoke
Or Reading

I often dream of trains till it gets light
The summer turns to winter overnight
The leaves fall so suddenly
The sun sets at four o'clock
Exactly what
I'm dreading

I often dream of trains when I'm with you
I wonder if you dream about them too
Maybe we'll meet one night
Out in the corridor
I'm waiting for
You baby
Baby
Baby
Baby
Baby
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I Often Dream of Trains (1984)
Robyn Hitchcock
  1. 1.
    Nocturne (Prelude)
  2. 2.
    Sometimes I Wish I Was a Pretty Girl
  3. 3.
    Cathedral
  4. 4.
    Uncorrected Personality Traits
  5. 5.
    Sounds Great When You’re Dead
  6. 6.
    Flavour of Night
  7. 7.
    Ye Sleeping Knights of Jesus
  8. 8.
    This Could Be the Day
  9. 9.
    Trams of Old London
  10. 10.
    Furry Green Atom Bowl
  11. 11.
    Heart Full Of Leaves
  12. 12.
    Autumn Is Your Last Chance
  13. 13.
    I Often Dream of Trains
  14. 14.
    Nocturne (Demise)
  15. 15.
    Winter Love
  16. 16.
    The Bones in the Ground
  17. 17.
    My Favourite Buildings
  18. 18.
    I Used To Say I Love You
  19. 19.
    Chant / Aether
  20. 20.
    Heart Full Of Leaves (Alternate)
  21. 21.
    I Often Dream Of Trains (Demo)
  22. 22.
    Not Even a Nurse
  23. 23.
    Slow Chant / That’s Fantastic Mother Church
  24. 24.
    Traveller’s Fare
  25. Mellow Together
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Release Date
January 1, 1984
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