Stop This Train
John Mayer Lyrics

No, I'm not color blind
I am aware of the complexities in life

I know the world is black and white
I know that the world is not as simple as just two opposite colors

I try to keep an open mind
I attempt to stay receptive and accepting towards different perspectives and opinions

But I just can't sleep on this, tonight
But tonight, my mind is restless and troubled

Stop this train
I want to stop the relentless march of time and life changes

I want to get off and go home again
I want to go back to a time when things felt more comfortable and familiar

I can't take the speed it's moving in
I am overwhelmed by the pace at which life moves forward

I know I can't
I know that I cannot stop the inevitable passage of time

But, honestly, won't someone stop this train?
But nevertheless, I still want to ask if anyone can halt this train of life

Don't know how else to say it
I don't know any other way to express my emotions

I don't want to see my parents go
I am not prepared for the idea of losing my parents

One generation's length away
The amount of time between my parents' generation and mine is not that long

From fighting life out on my own
From having to handle the challenges of life by myself

So scared of getting older
I am frightened by the prospect of aging

I'm only good at being young
I feel that I am only adept at living life as a young person

So I play the numbers game
I try to find ways to avoid facing the realities of aging

To find a way to say that life has just begun
To convince myself that there is still so much of life that I have yet to explore and experience

Had a talk with my old man
I spoke to my father about my fears and concerns

Said, 'Help me understand'
I asked him to offer me some insight and wisdom

He said, 'Turn sixty-eight
He advised me to look at things from a long-term perspective

You'll renegotiate'
I will reconsider my current fears and worries at that point

Don't stop this train
He encourages me to keep moving forward in life

Don't for a minute change the place you're in
Don't lose sight of the path that you are currently on

And don't think I couldn't ever understand
My father wants me to know that he has gone through similar struggles and transitions in his life

I tried my hand
He has had to deal with his fair share of challenges, too

John, honestly, we'll never stop this train'
He reassures me that the march of time is an irreversible force

Once in a while, when it's good
Sometimes, when things are going well

It'll feel like it should
Life will feel incredibly fulfilling and complete

When you're all still around
When your loved ones are still with you

And you're still safe and sound
When you feel secure and protected

And you don't miss a thing
When you feel like you are not missing out on anything important

'Till you cry when you're driving away in the dark'
Until the moment you realize that this time in your life has passed, and you become emotional

I know, I can't
I know that it is impossible

'Cause now I see I'll never stop this train.
Now I understand that the progression of life cannot be stopped