Friday, August 7, 2009
LIGHT RAIL SONG-from "engineer scotty" of the PORTLAND TRANSPORT blog.
Let me tell you the story of a man named Charlie
On those sad and fateful tracks
He put a dollar in his pocket, kissed his wife and family
Went to ride on the Tri-Met MAX
Charlie handed in his greenback at the
And he changed at
When he got there the inspector told him "two more quarters"
Charlie could not pay that fare!
And did he ever return, no he never returned
And his fate is still unlearned
He's doomed to ride forever on the rails of
He's the man who never returned
Now all night long Charlie rides through the station
Thinking "What will become of me?"
"How can I afford to see my sister in
Or my cousin in
Charlie's wife goes down to the Rose Quarter station
Every day at quarter past two
And through the open window, she hands him a latte
As the train comes a-crawlin' through
Now motorists of
That the people have to pay the tax?
Fight the fare increase, vote for Jack Bogdanski
Help get Charlie off the Tri-Met MAX!
Or else he'll never return, no he'll never return
And his fate will be unlearned
He's doomed to ride forever on the rails of
He's the man who never returned!