ARE THERE TRAINS IN HEAVEN?

ARE THERE TRAINS IN HEAVEN?

Many times as a child of yours
I'd wait up by the tracks
'Til you passed by in the trolley
Sometimes 'til you came back;
It might take all day long
You'd start your day at seven
So, Daddy, I've been wondering
Are there trains in Heaven?

In your blue striped railroad cap
And faded blue overalls
You'd carry a black lunchpail
Until you heard the whistle call;
You seemed so tall way back then
When I was six or seven
Can you send me a sign, Daddy
If there are trains in Heaven?

Since you've been gone to Heaven
They removed the railway tracks
And just like you, Daddy
They're never coming back;
I never hear the whistle
Like I never hear your voice
I wish and long for yesterday
The old train and its noise.

Are there trains in Heaven
'Cause if there are I know
You're working on the railroad
And God just calls you Joe;
I don't know how I'm coming
But I'll get there someday
To sit upon your knee again
"Welcome home" you'll say.

I love you, Dad.