“Honey, the Mavs game starts at 7:30. We should get going.”

“What time is it now?”

“It’s 5:30. The train takes a little over an hour to get to Dallas.”

“OK. I’m almost ready… I’m excited to see this game!”

“I know, me too. Do you remember before we had bullet trains in Texas? We could never have just run up to Dallas to see a game.”

“Oh my gosh, that was awful having to drive up 45 through the traffic.”

“Or mess with the airports! What a nightmare that was.”

“The train is awesome. What took it so long?”

Pat Metheny Group,"Last Train Home," written by Pat Metheny, 1987.

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