TRAIN IN VAIN (LIVE)
WRITTEN BY JOE STRUMMER AND MICK JONES THE CLASH
THIS IS CALLED 'TRAIN IN VAIN'

YOU SAY YOU STAND BY YOUR MAN
SO TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T UNDERSTAND
YOU SAID YOU LOVE ME AND THAT'S A FACT
AND THEN YOU LEFT ME, SAID YOU FELT TRAPPED

WELL SOME THINGS YOU CAN EXPLAIN AWAY
BUT THIS HEARTACHE STILL REMAINS THIS DAY

YOU STAND BY ME
OH OH OH
YOU STAND BY ME
NO WAY

ALL THE TIMES
WHEN WE WERE CLOSE
I'LL REMEMBER THESE THINGS THE MOST
I'VE SEEN ALL MY DREAMS COME TUMBLING DOWN
I CAN'T BE HAPPY WITHOUT YOU 'ROUND

SO ALONE I KEEP THE WOLVES AT BAY
AND THERE IS ONLY ONE THING I CAN SAY

YOU STAND BY ME
OH OH OH
YOU STAND BY ME
NO WAY

YOU MUST EXPLAIN WHY THIS MUST BE
DID YOU LIE WHEN YOU SPOKE TO ME

YOU STAND BY ME
OH OH OH

NOW I GOT A JOB
BUT IT DON'T PAY
I NEED NEW CLOTHES
I NEED SOMEWHERE TO STAY
BUT WITHOUT ALL THESE THINGS I CAN DO
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE WHO'LL KEEP ME THROUGH

BUT YOU DON'T SEEM TO SEE MY POINT OF VIEW
I SUPPOSE THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO

YOU STAND BY ME
OH OH OH
YOU STAND BY ME
NO WAY

YOU MUST EXPLAIN WHY THIS MUST BE
DID YOU LIE WHEN YOU SPOKE TO ME?

YOU STAND BY ME
OH OH OH
YOU STAND BY ME
NO WAY
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