I'll Take You There
brock butler and friends Lyrics

I hear the distant sound of the train
I hear the sound of the train in the distance

As it roars across the plains as it takes you away
The train is roaring across the plains and taking you away

I see the silver speck against the sky
I see a small, silver dot in the sky

It cuts me to the quick it cuts me till I cry
It's deeply cutting and emotional for me to see this

It's true oh it's true
This is a fact and it's true

I remember when you were young
I recall when you were younger

You ran into the desert to fight the sun
You ventured into the desert to challenge yourself

You raised your silent fist against the sky
You expressed your defiance by raising your fist to the sky

Your voice could not be stifled it broke and cried
Your voice couldn't be silenced and broke into tears

You set alone in your empty room
You sat alone in your empty room

Writing pages of the dark and the coming gloom
You wrote about dark and gloomy things

About a stranger in a foreign land
You wrote about a stranger in a foreign country

A scarlet flower against the scorching sand
You wrote about a red flower growing in the hot desert sand

You heard the knock of the eastern breeze
You heard the sound of the breeze coming from the east

As the faintly tapping sound passed among the trees
The sound of tapping passed through the trees

And in that moment your thoughts were stunned
You were momentarily stunned and speechless

And in that moment your heart was gone
Your heart was lost in that moment

I see you there standing by the track
I see you standing by the train tracks

But you won't look back
You refuse to look back

No you won't tell me what you want to do
You won't tell me your plans

But I know what you want to do
I know what you want to do

And when you turn to go
When you leave

It's written in your blood and it's on your clothes
It's evident in your actions and appearance

You think there's so much more to prove
You believe there's still much left to accomplish

But there's so much more to lose
But there's also so much to lose

Stay away from the eyes that will pull you in
Avoid those who will lead you astray

To the ways of the blind as they fall into sin
To the immoral ways of those who are blind to the truth

Oh I'll take you home
I'll take you back to where you belong