Lyrics of Nowhere fast

I grew up here on bourbon street
Playin' for the beer and tips
Livin' by the poncha train
Watchin' drunks and sailin' ships
I'm sittin' on a midnight train
Gonna bury momma on my birthday
And never's gonna be too soon
To see these streets of vieux carre

Thirty years ago
Momma was a pretty bride
She took this train to new orleans
Made a mask for mardi gras
And never took it off it seems
Daddy drank away their honeymoon
He never wore his wedding band
They fought just like a hurricane
But she fell in love with dixieland

Now i'm on a train to nowhere
To find the future in my past
I'm on a train to nowhere
Feelin' like a no one
How long will this last?
Goin' nowhere fast

Nine months later to the day
She labored deep into the night
I was the baby in her arms
And she was weakened by the fight
I grew up fast, i grew up hard
The alleyways were my backyard
Momma sang at pat o'riley's
And i sat in with the band on fridays

Now i'm on a train to nowhere
To find the future in my past
I'm on a train to nowhere
Feelin' like a no one
How long will this last?
Goin' nowhere fast

Tonight we'll cross the
Mason-dixon line
Finally takin' momma home
She will find a restin' place
Beneath the garden made of stone
And i came here to find tomorrow
Now i hear my station name
If i can just forget my past
Maybe i can start again

Now i'm on a train to nowhere
To find the future in my past
I'm on a train to nowhere
But this trip will be my last
Yeah if i can just get goin'
And get myself on track
Off this train to nowhere
It's goin' nowhere fast

Goin' nowhere fast
Goin' nowhere fast