[Silence]
\n[Arrangement: Up-tempo piano rock, train-beat drums, Hammond organ, group-response vocals]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nHear that lonesome whistle cry
\n(Rolling through the night)
\nHear those steel wheels singing
\n(Rolling through the night)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nThere’s a little town beyond the bend
\nA place where old roads meet again
\nOne flashing light, one weathered sign
\nWaiting on the edge of time<\/p>\n
Some folks stay and watch trains pass
\nSome climb aboard and leave at last
\nStanding there beside the track
\nWondering if they’re coming back<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nThe signal’s green
\n(The signal’s green)
\nThe engine’s hot
\n(The engine’s hot)<\/p>\n
You gotta choose
\n(Before you lose)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nDid you hear the whistle blow
\n(Whoa, I don’t know)
\nIs the train going to slow
\n(Or go, go, go)<\/p>\n
Standing where the crossroads meet
\n(Watching the future greet)
\nDid you hear the whistle blow
\n(Or go, go, go)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nThe station master checks the clock
\nThe freight train rattles down the block
\nA hundred stories passing through
\nA hundred dreams to chase or lose<\/p>\n
One small wave from the platform side
\nOne last chance to catch the ride
\nA distant horn cuts through the air
\nAnd suddenly you’re going somewhere<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nThe signal’s green
\n(The signal’s green)
\nThe engine’s hot
\n(The engine’s hot)<\/p>\n
You gotta the song
\n(Before it’s gone)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nDid you hear the whistle blow
\n(Whoa, I don’t know)
\nIs the train going to slow
\n(Or go, go, go)<\/p>\n
Standing where the crossroads meet
\n(Watching history compete)
\nDid you hear the whistle blow
\n(Or go, go, go)<\/p>\n
[Bridge]
\nWhistle-stop
\n(Small town station)
\nWhistle-stop
\n(Big destination)<\/p>\n
You never know
\n(What the tracks might show)
\nOne short stop
\n(Can change what’s not)<\/p>\n
Hey!
\n(Hey!)
\nHey!
\n(Hey!)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental]<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nDid you hear the whistle blow
\n(Whoa, I don’t know)
\nIs the train going to slow
\n(Or go, go, go)<\/p>\n
Life can change before you know
\n(The curtain on the show)
\nDid you hear the whistle blow
\n(Or go, go, go)<\/p>\n
Did you hear the whistle blow
\n(Whoa, I don’t know)
\nIs the train going to slow
\n(Or go, go, go)<\/p>\n
One small stop along the line
\n(Can change your life)
\nDid you hear the whistle blow
\n(Or go, go, go)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nHear that whistle fade away
\n(Down the line)
\nHear those steel wheels roll
\n(One more time)<\/p>\n
The train keeps moving
\n(Go, go, go)
\nThe train keeps moving
\n(Go, go, go)<\/p>\n
About the Song
\nA whistle stop refers to a small, minor railway station or town where a train only stops if signaled (often by a whistle).<\/p>\n