The Flame Burns On Lyrics

At a house by the line

The train rumbled by

In the night, in the night

A mother woke up inside

And heard her baby cry

In the night, in the night

A lamp lit her way

To where the baby lay

In the night, in the night

She opened up the door

But the child was there no more

What a fright, what a fright

And she stood all alone

Yes, she stood all alone

Yeah, she stood all alone

Yeah, she stood, all alone

She ran down the stairs

Into the open air of the night

Of the night

Of the night

With a lamp in her hand

She searched across the land

Through the night

Through the night

And the search goes on

Yes, the search goes on

Yes, the search goes on

Yes, the search goes on

As she walked down the track

The train was at her back

Out of sight, out of sight

Well, the train didn't slow

And now the mother's gone

What a sight, what a sight

And the train rolls on

Yes, the train rolls on

Yes, the train rolls on

Yes, the train rolls on

Though the years have passed on by

You can hear the baby's cry

Through the night, through the night

And when it's dark and cold

That little lamplight floats

O'er the ties, o'er the ties

And the flame burns on

Yes, the flame burns on

Yes, the flame burns on

Yes, the flame burns on