I come from the land
Of a million stars
In the dead of winter
You can almost hear them burn
She came flyin' by
With stardust in her eye
We lit out and
I swore I'd never return

I thought our love was true
I sang those Worried Man Blues
I was chained to the heart of a ghost
That I never knew
I'm up above it now
I see for miles around
This is the only real love
That I have ever known

The boys are in the alley
With long tall Sally
Sayin' come on buddy there's a party
Do you wanna go?
Down at the razor ball
Down at the Razor Hall
Where there's shadows in the eyes
Of the people
That I used to know

Some came to me in strides
Some wounded my pride
On the banks
Where the raging river flows
But I could hear you callin' me
From the other side
This is the only real love
That I have ever known

My song is ringing like silver
Your heart shines like gold
They told me nothin' last forever
But I know they're wrong
You gave me the best
And I forgot about the rest
Now we're standing on the platform
Right where we belong

Engineer blows the whistle
The fireman rings the bell
This train is rollin' out tonight
It's sixteen coaches wide
We watch them all go by
This is the only real love
That I have ever known"