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Chris Foster

The Last train to paradise

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The Last train to ParadiseWords and Music Chris Fostercopyright 2003 Chris Foster Music PublishingWhat was known as a modern day marvelA great railroad that crossed over seaIt defied all the whitecaps and the deep coral bed And linked the whole world to the keysWho should take on this lofty endeavor?But a man who they said was obsessedWhod made millions of dollars refining crude oilNow his focus was on reaching Key WestSkeptics and cynics who used pens as their lancesTook cheap shots at him and asked what were the chancesThat the railroad youre building make good on the quest Of rolling over the ocean right into Key West? The Last train to paradiseTheyd dubbed Flaglers folly for the use of a knifeUndeterred by their antics Henry went on with lifeAnd drew up the plans for the last train to paradise. It all started when he first came to FloridaHis friends told him that he should retireYou could live off your wealth till the end of your daysBut inside Henry still had his fire. He said this place aint what it could beWith the weather so nice all year round So Ill buy up the Halifax/ Jacksonville rail And track it south from town to town. Well track over rivers and track over streams Well track over farmland and other mans dreamsWell track it through mangroves and track it through the fieldsAnd were we cant track we will dredge for the fillWell build the last train to paradiseNew towns and new hotels where the weather is nice Right on to Fort Dallas where they suffer no iceHe continued to build the last train to paradise. When the railroad got as far south as Homestead. They thought Henry, had then done his best But in the back of his brain a notion remained To take the railroad right on to Key West. Where Deep water awaited the liners and shipping trades to the canal.But what stood in his way was the great Biscayne bay And an inlet that spanned 7 miles. Faced with the fact that he had to cross oceanHe put all his engineers minds into motionDevising a plan to extend the great lineBy building a sea bridge one arch at a time. The last train to paradise Rolled over the ocean against all adviceAlmost in defiance he didnt think twiceHe had completed the last train to paradise.Mother nature had dealt him some losses Hurricanes in 0 6 9 and 10But his vision stayed strong and he vowed to go on In the memory of the losses menAfter 7 long years to completionHe rolled south in his car 91He enjoyed every mile with a big eager smileBecause impossible things had been doneAnd the skeptics and cynics who had used pens as their lancesWere in awe of the man who had met their advancesHenry answered all questions and passed all the test When the conductor yelled now arriving key westThe last train to paradiseBuilt with muscle and sweat and a vision preciseUnparalleled by what he accomplished in lifeA divine inspiration. The Last train to paradise

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