[Intro]
During Reconstruction time there were folks who had been promised forty acres and a mule. And they were told that a man with their legal papers could be expected on a train from Washington. They were folks who waited for him and there are folks who are still waiting for him. But you can't depend on the train from Washington, it's one hundred years overdue.
[Verse 1]
You can depend on the stars and planets, yeah
They'll always tell you the truth
You can depend on the fifteenth of April, yeah
Somehow it always gets through
You can depend on the daily papers
'Cause they sho' nuff bring you the blues
But don't depend on the train from Washington
It's one hundred years overdue
[Chorus]
I see people dragging all they own
I see them standing anxious near the tracks
I see people a long, long way from home
Wondering how they'll ever get back
[Verse 2]
You can depend on the politicians, yeah
Always got a point of view
They are contemporary court magicians, yeah
Sleight of mouth will dazzle you
You can depend on a weak position from them
Changes that you've got to go through
But don't depend on the train from Washington
It's one hundred years overdue
During Reconstruction time there were folks who had been promised forty acres and a mule. And they were told that a man with their legal papers could be expected on a train from Washington. They were folks who waited for him and there are folks who are still waiting for him. But you can't depend on the train from Washington, it's one hundred years overdue.
[Verse 1]
You can depend on the stars and planets, yeah
They'll always tell you the truth
You can depend on the fifteenth of April, yeah
Somehow it always gets through
You can depend on the daily papers
'Cause they sho' nuff bring you the blues
But don't depend on the train from Washington
It's one hundred years overdue
[Chorus]
I see people dragging all they own
I see them standing anxious near the tracks
I see people a long, long way from home
Wondering how they'll ever get back
[Verse 2]
You can depend on the politicians, yeah
Always got a point of view
They are contemporary court magicians, yeah
Sleight of mouth will dazzle you
You can depend on a weak position from them
Changes that you've got to go through
But don't depend on the train from Washington
It's one hundred years overdue
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