I believe that love stories are like train journeys
And when I see all these travelers, sometimes, I wish I was one of them
Why do you think so many people wait on the train station platform?
Why do you think we're so scared of being late?

Trains often start at the moment when we least expect it
And the love story takes you away under the helpless gaze of witnesses
The witnesses are your friends, who say goodbye to you on the platform
And watch the train move away with a worried smile

You too, you wave to them, and imagine their comments
Some think you're messing up and that you're not grounded
Everyone makes their prediction about the duration of the journey
For most, the train will derail at the first storm

Great love inevitably changes your behavior
From the first day, you have to choose your compartment well
Aisle seat or against the window, you have to find the right place
What do you choose? A first or second class love story?

In the first few kilometers, you only have eyes for her face
You don't calculate the passing landscapes behind the window
You feel alive, you feel light, and you don't see the time passing
You're so good that you almost want to kiss the controller

But the magic only lasts for a while, and your story is faltering
You say it's not your fault and that it's her fault
The humming of the train annoys you and every turn makes you sick
You have to get up, walk, you're going to stretch your heart

And the train slows down, it's already the end of your story
Plus you're like a fool, your friends stayed at the other station
You say goodbye to the one you will now call your ex
In her agenda, she will cross out your name with Tipp-ex

It's true that love stories are like train journeys
And when I see all these travelers, sometimes, I wish I was one of them
Why do you think so many people wait on the train station platform?
Why do you think we're so scared of being late?

For many, life is about trying to get on the train
To know what love is and to discover oneself full of energy
For many, the goal is to arrive on time
To succeed in their journey and have access to happiness

It's easy to take a train, but you have to take the right one
I've boarded two or three trains, but they weren't the right carriages
Because trains are capricious and some are inaccessible
And I don't always believe that with the SNCF it's possible

There are those for whom trains are always on strike
And their love stories only exist in their dreams
And there are those who rush into the first train without paying attention
And of course they will get off disappointed at the next station

There are those who are afraid to commit because they are too emotional
For them, it's too risky to cling to the locomotive
And there are the adventurers who chain journey after journey
As soon as a story is over, they start another page

After my only real journey, I suffered for months
We parted by mutual agreement, but she agreed more than I did
Since then I hang out on the platform, I watch the departing trains
There are doors that open, but in a station I feel apart

It seems that train journeys usually end badly
If that's the case for you, hold on and keep your spirits up
Because one thing is certain, there will always be a terminus
Now you are warned, next time you'll take the bus.

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