Midnight Train
Hard Target Lyrics


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[Chorus]:
I can see her face late at night as she dances above the water
I lost my heart some time ago
If I hurry up soon I can catch me the midnight train to Georgia
I walk that line on down that road

[Verse]:
So everything is changed, I'm talking now alone
She's packing up her bags, walking out the door
Heartbreak hurts, her heart came first
But the day it came last was the day it came worse

I wanna keep her but I can't keep a secret
You can hide the shame but today she gonna see it
She ain't mean a thing you're the one I wanna be with
Always says she's leaving but today she's gonna mean it

You remember last time, same door walking out it
Try to tell her stop, settle down we can talk about it
She ain't hearing shit so I know I fucked up
She ain't stepping on my heart, she was nice enough to walk around it

She'll be coming back, I hope she might show
I took low route, she went the high road
I think of her whenever I have my eyes closed
I can see her face when the nights come

[Chorus]:
I can see her face late at night as she dances above the water
I lost my heart some time ago
If I hurry up soon I can catch me the midnight train to Georgia
I walk that line on down that road
So I call you when I get there

[Verse]:
She ain't picking up, I think the signal lost

And from the style I knew that I shouldn't get involved
The same tune she's just saying to a different song
She got a ticket I'm a member she just writen off

You know me, I know you, take a walk with me and I show you
When you pick up and leave the pain I go through, the pain I go through
Now thinkin about now isn't worth though when you finish
All the pain I feel I deserve it when I get it

I spot me a heart I'm thinking find the closest, I catch the next train
I just missed it by a moment, I should hurry up or I never be on time
Looking for that place that I know I never find, she ain't making up her mind
She made it now she gone, I ain't seeing her face 'till I see it on a song and it sounded like

[Chorus]:
I can see her face late at night as she dances above the water
I lost my heart some time ago
If I hurry up soon I can catch me the midnight train to Georgia
I walk that line on down that road
So I call you when I get there

[Bridge]:
I can see her face late at night as she dances above the water
If I hurry up soon i can catch me the midnight train to Georgia
It'll be alright it'll be okay now that's what they tell me but I think she's gone
She's gone for good, so I call you when I get there

[Chorus]:
I can see her face late at night as she dances above the water
I lost my heart some time ago
If I hurry up soon I can catch me the midnight train to Georgia




I walk that line on down that road
So I call you when I get there

Overall Meaning

The song "Midnight Train" by Hard Target is about a man who is dealing with heartbreak after a relationship ends. He is haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend and can see her face late at night as she dances above the water. He regrets not being able to keep her, but also acknowledges that he couldn't keep a secret from her. He knows that she has moved on, getting a ticket for a midnight train to Georgia. The man is hopeful that she might come back, but he knows it's unlikely. He is also dealing with the pain of not being able to reach her and trying to move on.


The lyrics use powerful imagery to show the complexity of the man's emotions. The idea of her dancing above the water suggests a feeling of freedom, which is something he wants to hold onto. The image of the midnight train also shows that the relationship has ended, but the man is still holding onto the hope that they might be reconciled. Despite his despair, the man keeps walking down the road, showing that he is trying to move on and find closure.


Line by Line Meaning

I can see her face late at night as she dances above the water
The singer is remembering the girl he loves and can almost see her dancing over the water at night.


I lost my heart some time ago
The singer's heart was broken at some point in the past, likely by the girl he's remembering.


If I hurry up soon I can catch me the midnight train to Georgia
The singer wants to catch a train to leave his current situation behind and potentially reunite with the girl he loves, but he's running out of time.


I walk that line on down that road
The singer is struggling to balance his desire to leave his current situation and reunite with the girl he loves with the reality of his current circumstances.


She's packing up her bags, walking out the door
The girl the singer loves is leaving him and packing up her things to move on from their relationship.


Heartbreak hurts, her heart came first
The singer is acknowledging the pain he's feeling from the end of his relationship, but recognizes that the girl's needs and desires came before his own.


She ain't mean a thing you're the one I wanna be with
The singer is trying to convince someone that the girl he loves is the only person he wants to be with, even though she has left him.


Try to tell her stop, settle down we can talk about it
The singer has attempted to reason with the girl he loves and convince her to stay, but she is set on leaving.


She'll be coming back, I hope she might show
The singer isn't sure if the girl he loves will come back to him, but he is hopeful that she will.


She made it now she gone, I ain't seeing her face 'till I see it on a song and it sounded like
The girl the singer loves has left and he doesn't know when he'll see her again, but he will always be reminded of her through songs.


It'll be alright it'll be okay now that's what they tell me but I think she's gone
Although people are telling the singer that everything will be okay, he knows that the girl he loves is gone for good.




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[Hook]:
I can see her face late at night as she dances above the water
I lost my heart some time ago
If I hurry up soon I can catch me the midnight train to Georgia
I walk that line on down that road

[Verse]:
So everything is changed, I'm talking now alone
She's packing up her bags, walking out the door
Heartbreak hurts, her heart came first
But the day it came last was the day it came worse

I wanna keep her but I can't keep a secret
You can hide the shame but today she gonna see it
She ain't mean a thing you're the one I wanna be with
Always says she's leaving but today she's gonna mean it

You remember last time, same door walking out it
Try to tell her stop, settle down we can talk about it
She ain't hearing shit so I know I fucked up
She ain't stepping on my heart, she was nice enough to walk around it

She'll be coming back, I hope she might show
I took low route, she went the high road
I think of her whenever I have my eyes closed
I can see her face when the nights come



All comments from YouTube:

@jerrydamron1588

2019 this should be on the radio .

@hardtargetmusic

thanx everyone for the love!! new video coming soon!!

@slilentt

10 years later still coming back to this song

@mikeharmon9166

This is an oldie but a goodie. I think we need a collection album part 2. We already have one but that was the old old stuff. We need some newer old stuff in a collection with things like this. A song like this still needs to be heard. One of the best HT songs there is. But if you do that ensure you use this version and not the remix.

@JosephDuncan-jj1yl

Bro

@JosephDuncan-jj1yl

A badass woman. U don't ever give up.

@kh9785

Keep that noise alive for all us silent ones out here. Love it dawg

@CiaranMcMahon

still one of my favourite songs ever!!!! ryan is a true artist... he deserves so much. please keep making more music..... your music touches alot of fans!

@athabascastonetile195

Hard targets. Amazing. Glad he hooked up with dusty leigh lately


God bless ryan

@lilnitro8043

This song give's me GOOSEBUMPS.....

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