She rode the train from Lawyers' Hill
He sailed from Halifax
Her journey home but one short hour
For both there was no turning back
Two separate roads boldly taken
Crossed near the waterside
A glance and smile and a heartbeat
Forever changed two lives

He dreamed of fame and fortune
She of Paris and Rome
Those dreams were detoured in Baltimore
And there they made their home

The blue-eyed raven-haired beauty
And her dashing handsome Scot
Believed their deepest dreams fulfilled
But in truth they sadly were not
The lovers discovered in marriage
His ambition and her love of gin
Would drive him away until late at night
And slowly do her in

Before all tumbled to ruin
Children's laughter rang out there
But the dark secret slowly twisted
Young dreams into growing despair
So a boy and a girl with blue eyes
And two more with the darkest brown
Learned well the lessons of imperfect love
Before each of them left town

The long ago star crossed lovers
Were once again all on their own
They lived out their lives together
While each in fact lived quite alone
With their passing not one single sibling
In the city was to be found
But there were long nights spent remembering
One's bitter and sweet hometown

Some have found fame and fortune
The others restlessly roam
But all visit the graveside in Baltimore
The town that will always be home

She rode the train from Lawyers' Hill
He sailed from Halifax