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I Hear The Train a Comin'- Rolling Round the Bend

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Real Estate Agent with Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado CRE# 40005863

This past weekend, my husband and I took a little drive up to Georgetown, Colorado and rode on the Georgetown Loop.  

 

I was sitting in the last seat in the last car and got some cool "behind" pictures.

 

I gave this photo a bit of a vintage look and it reminded me of that Johnny Cash song "Folsom Prison Blues". 

 

It has been years since I actually heard that song, but now the
lyrics are stuck in my head.

 

I hear the train a comin'
It's rolling round the bend
And I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when,
I'm stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a rollin' on down to San Antone..
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son,
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns.
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry..

I bet there's rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee and smoking big cigars.
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can't be free
But those people keep a movin'
And that's what tortures me...

Well if they freed me from this prison,
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom prison, that's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away.....

Comments(20)

Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Belinda - What a fun trip! It has been years since Mary & I did the loop - we need a very long weekend in the high country this fall, after the tourists leave. Thanks for the reminder.

Jul 24, 2017 03:34 PM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Belinda,

We hear the train quite often, it goes right by the beach...It is part of the SB scene.  A

Jul 24, 2017 03:51 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

How fun Belinda!  I haven't done that in years! Next time we come up let's take a ride on the rails!!

Jul 24, 2017 03:52 PM
Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

That sounds like fun Belinda! Love the picture!

Jul 24, 2017 05:19 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

LOL Belinda- they're now stuck in my head as well!!!  That sounds like a fun trip!

Jul 24, 2017 05:29 PM
Lauren Williams, CPO
Casual Uncluttering LLC - Woodinville, WA
Professional Organizer: Puget Sound homes

Belinda Spillman Since you liked the Loop, you'll have to come to the Puget Sound area sometime. A couple of great rail rides out here too!

Jul 24, 2017 07:04 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Belinda Spillman - What a beautiful photograph!!! A scene like that on a train could be very inspiring. Isn't it funny how things pop into your head when you least expect it. Sitting in that last seat of the car seeing the tracks behind you must have triggered lots of thoughts. I'm glad you got to do that with your hubby. Sometimes, just being together, lost in our own thoughts, watching the world go by is all we need.

By the way, what is it about that song that sticks with you so many years after it was written? I was singing the lyrics right along with you as I was reading, reminiscing... Those tracks and the pine trees, the whistle on the train, all that chug along, longing, yearning, for something we can't explain. 

Jul 24, 2017 09:15 PM
Belinda Spillman

Isn't it funny how that tune is just timeless.  I guess it is the sadness of the story that sticks in my head.

Jul 25, 2017 12:19 PM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Belinda Spillman brings back the memories of childhood! 

And a great picture with the vintage look.

Jul 24, 2017 11:36 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Belinda -- this sounds like a great trip and I like the vintage look you added to the photo - very cool.  

Jul 25, 2017 05:02 AM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Belinda. I love the photo and was humming the song even before I opened your blog.

Jul 25, 2017 06:22 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker
Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA
Put 40 years of experience to work for you

And yet Folsom Prison is right up the freeway from me about 20 minutes away, LOL. Do you know I have never been there? They don't let you visit, I hear, but you can go to the gift shop and buy crap.

The best train ride I ever had was the White Pass out of Skagway, Alaska. Pretty hairy.

Jul 25, 2017 08:33 AM
Stacie Streets
Fairway Independent Mortgage Company - Colorado Springs, CO
Mortgage Ninja!!

Belinda Spillman at least I have "Solid as a Rock" out of my head now....not sure this is any better!!

Jul 25, 2017 03:44 PM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Trains are central to country and folk music. As Dylan wrote it takes a lot to laugh it takes a train to cry.

Jul 25, 2017 07:08 PM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

So sorry Stacie Streets .  I've got your head spinning with all these old tunes.  

How about "Old MacDonald had a farm......"

Jul 27, 2017 05:01 PM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

After the year you have had Dick Greenberg you guys need more than a long weekend up there.  Maybe a week!

Jul 28, 2017 01:02 PM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

Somehow I like the sound of the train going by Ron and Alexandra Seigel .  Something about it.

Jul 28, 2017 01:03 PM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

Sounds like a plan Anna Banana Kruchten, CRS .  It always feels good to get up in the mountains. 

Jul 28, 2017 01:04 PM
Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

Thanks Beth Atalay .  It is really fun in the fall when the trees are blazing gold!

Jul 28, 2017 01:04 PM
Scott Seaton Jr. SLS Home Insp
SLS Home Inspections-Kankakee Will Iroquois Grundy Counties - Bourbonnais, IL
The Home Inspector With a Heart!

I actually sang this song on stage with the band at our wedding 36 years ago. White tux, Tails, afro perm hair. Friends still talk about it. Train trips are the best.

Aug 23, 2017 05:42 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

There is something about train tracks and bridges that always intrigue me.  Perhaps, it's because I know they are methods of transport for human microcosms of existence.

Oct 08, 2017 11:03 AM