Drew James

Lyrics

I Went to See Maria
Drew James © 2004
 
I went to see Maria
Went there on the train
It was too far to drive
And I was too cheap to take a plane
The porter was a lady
I think her name was Mo
She sat me in the dining car with folks I didn’t know
Those people talked about themselves
While I briskly ate
Then Mo came by to tell us
We’d be arriving late
 
I went to see Maria
I went there on the train
But what I didn’t know
Was that train would go so slow
Forward progress seemed to take forever and a day
 
I said, “Mo what’s the problem?”
She pointed with her hand
Outside the window was a winter wonderland
 
I went to see Maria
I went there on the train
But what I didn’t know
Was that train would go so slow
Because of all the snow
Forward progress seemed to take forever and a day
 
I stumbled to the sleeping car
And tossed and turned all night
When I got up in the morning the tracks were solid ice
 
I went to see Maria
I went there on the train
But what I didn’t know
Was that train would go so slow
Because of all the snow
The rail switches froze
Forward progress seemed to take forever and a day
 
Then I went to the bathroom
A stench had filled the air

Mo said, “Hey buddy, I wouldn’t go in there?”

 

I went to see Maria

I went there on the train

But what I didn’t know

Was that train would go so slow

Because of all the snow

The rail switches froze

And the toilets overflowed

Forward progress seemed to take forever and a day

 

Up and down the mountains

Those days became a blur

When I got to Maria’s town

I went to visit her

 

I went to see Maria

I went there on the train

But what I didn’t know

Was that train would go so slow

Because of all the snow

The rail switches froze

And the toilets overflowed

By the time I got to Maria’s house she was married and moved away

 

I went to see Maria

Went there on the train

It was too far to drive

And I was too cheap to take a plane