I was talking to john
   He was dressed all in black
   He was learning, he said
   To never look back
   Bells in his ears
   He turned and disappeared
   But I?ve known him for years
   Where?d he go?
   A head full of snow
   On the late train to heaven
  
   Augustus my friend
   Dressed in velvet and scarf
   He?s purging himself
   He?s refusing to laugh
   Pale as the moon
   His words fill the room
   He?ll be travelling soon
   Where?s he bound?
   Higher ground
   On the late train to heaven
  
   I whispered to you now
   But I didn?t mean a word
   It was just a small madness
   Pretend you never heard
   Pretend you?re here with larry
   Pretend you?re here with lee
   Pretend you?re with anyone but me
   I didn?t come with you, I?m gone
   And my seat?s waiting on
   The late train
   Forever on the late
   The late train
   I?m ready for the late
   The late train to heaven
  
   On the late train to heaven