F5 D5 G5 Frisco's a full hour from home if you can afford to fly G5 C5 F5 But it might as well be the moon when you're as broke as I D5 G5 Here I sit with my head in my hands and watch the trains go by G5 C5 F5 F5 Lord, the helping hand mission man warned me the nights here get cold Bb5 F5 When you are cold there's nothing as welcome as sunshine C5 F5 F5 When you're dry there's nothing as welcome as rain Bb5 F5 When you're alone there's nothing no slower than passing time C5 F5 F5 When you're afoot there's nothing as fast as a train Well Frisco's a mighty rich town, now that ain't no lie Why they got some buildings that reach a mile into the sky Yet no one can even afford just the time to tell me why Here's a world filled with people and so many people alone Cause when you're alone, you ain't got much reason for living But while you're alive, well, you just have to live with your pain Unless you've been wrong for so long there's no one left forgiving And you find yourself searching your past for the links to the chain