The Waterboys - Some of my best friends are trains

Fl^Amashman's in the belfry, shouting as loud as he ^Gcan ^AmSamson's up all night again, talking about himself What a ^Gwonderful man And ^DI'm just wild about ^EmRonnie And ^CRonnie's just wild about ^Dme I saw him ^Emselling winter coats on the ^CPortobello Road I thought, I ^Dbet he wishes he was really working for the^Em NME

When the ^Amgang ^Dcome ^Gdown here a^Dgain And they're ^Amphoning up Australia and they ^Gcall each other names And they ^Amall just wanna look like Richard ^GHell and Tom Verlaine Some of^Am my best ^Cfriends are ^Gtrains

Now ^AmSteven's in a sweat, he just can't read Kerouac ^Gbooks, no And ^AmRobin's all excuses, says he can't find much, but he ^Gdoes look He goes ^Dup to the playfair He goes ^Emdown with the stars He goes ^Cwild all the weekend in a ^Dgirlfriend's car And he ^Emcalls me from Chelsea and he ^Csays it's such a thrill And though I ^Ddon't believe a word, but he keeps me ^Emtalking

Till the ^Amgang ^Dcome ^Gdown here a^Dgain And they're ^Amphoning up Australia and they ^Gcall each other names And they ^Amall just wanna look like Richard ^GHell and Tom Verlaine Some of^Am my best ^Cfriends are ^Gtrains

And ^Amdid you ever have one of those days Where the ^Gworld's wide open and you can do anything And you can ^Amgo anywhere and you don't have to think About ^Gwho you'll offend every time that you even blink I'm ^Dgoing to the station where a ^Embig red train Is ^Cwaiting to take me to the ^Dcountry again Then ^Emyou'll come from Yonkers, but ^Cwhy should I care It'll ^Drain and rain for days and days and you^Em know I won't be there

When the ^Amgang ^Dcome ^Gdown here a^Dgain And they're ^Amphoning up Australia and they ^Gcall each other names And they ^Amall just wanna look like Richard ^GHell and Tom Verlaine Some of^Am my best ^Cfriends

Yeah, the ^Amgang ^Dcome ^Gdown here a^Dgain And they're ^Amphoning up Australia and they ^Gcall each other names And they ^Amall just wanna look like Richard ^GHell and Tom Verlaine Some of^Am my best ^Cfriends are ^Gtrains