The Train in the Attic

[TedderBear]

Artist: Jackson "Jack" Rivers
Genre: Country
Recording Studio: Studio Package ($5,000)
Marketing Budget: Medium ($100,000)

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[Verse 1]
The attic was quiet, the air was cold,
A box sat waiting, its secrets untold.
I brushed off the dust, and there it lay,
That old wooden train from a Christmas Day.

[Pre-Chorus]
Memories flooded like a winter stream,
Grandpa’s hands carving that childhood dream.

[Chorus]
The train in the attic, forgotten but strong,
It carried our laughter in a world now gone.
With every turn of the wheels, it brings back the years,
The love and the joy and the Christmas cheer.
This year it’ll run, for the family to see,
The train in the attic, it’s calling to me.

[Verse 2]
I cleaned every car, I fixed every rail,
As Grandpa once did with a love that prevailed.
Placed it by the tree, the lights shining bright,
And waited for Mama on this Christmas night.

[Pre-Chorus]
The whistle blew, and the past came alive,
Through the hum of the engine, our love survived.

[Chorus]
The train in the attic, forgotten but strong,
It carried our laughter in a world now gone.
With every turn of the wheels, it brings back the years,
The love and the joy and the Christmas cheer.
This year it’ll run, for the family to see,
The train in the attic, it’s calling to me.

[Bridge]
Mama walked in, and her eyes filled with tears,
She touched the caboose, whispered, “It’s been years…”
“It’s just like he left it, it feels so real,
His love’s in this train, and the joy it reveals.”

[Final Chorus]
The train in the attic, forgotten but strong,
It carried our laughter in a world now gone.
With every turn of the wheels, it brings back the years,
The love and the joy and the Christmas cheer.
This year it’ll run, for the family to see,
The train in the attic, it’s calling to me.

[Outro]
The train in the attic, a gift to family.

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