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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Adam Duritz
Adam Duritz
Vocals
Charlie Gillingham
Charlie Gillingham
Hammond Organ
Matthew Malley
Matthew Malley
Bass
Steve Bowman
Steve Bowman
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Adam Duritz
Adam Duritz
Songwriter
Matthew Malley
Matthew Malley
Songwriter
David Bryson
David Bryson
Songwriter
Ben Mize
Ben Mize
Songwriter
Daniel Vickrey
Daniel Vickrey
Songwriter
Charlie Gillingham
Charlie Gillingham
Songwriter
Steve Bowman
Steve Bowman
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
T Bone Burnett
T Bone Burnett
Producer
Pat McCarthy
Pat McCarthy
Mixing Engineer
Gary Gersh
Gary Gersh
Executive Producer
Scott Litt
Scott Litt
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I took the cannonball down to the ocean
Crossed the desert from sea to shining sea
I rode a ladder that climbs across the nation
Fifty million feet of earth between the buried and me
[Chorus]
"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you do?"
[Verse 2]
She buys a ticket 'cause it's cold where she comes from
She climbs aboard because she's scared of getting older in the snow
Love is a ghost train, rumbling through the darkness
Hold on to me, darling, I've got nowhere else to go
[Chorus]
"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you do?"
Ah, hey, yeah
[Verse 3]
Took the cannonball down to the ocean
Watched the diesel disappear beneath the tumbling waves
Love is a ghost train howling on the radio
"Remember everything", she said, "when only memory remains"
[Chorus]
"How do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you do?"
"Hey, how do you do?"
She said, "Hey, how do you do?"
Written by: Adam Duritz, Ben Mize, Charlie Gillingham, Daniel Vickrey, David Bryson, Matthew Malley, Steve Bowman
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