The Day We Caught The Train [Acoustic]
Ocean Colour Scene · B-Sides: Seasides & Freerides [1997]
It's more a change of heart
Rapping on the windows, whistling down the chimney pots
Blowing off the dust in the room where I forgot
Yeah I laid my plans in solid rock
Stepping through the door like a troubadour whiling just an hour away
Looking at the trees on the roadside feeling it's a brighter day
You and I should ride the coast
And wind up in our favourite coats just miles away
Roll a number, write another song like
Jimmy heard the day he caught the train
He sipped another rum and coke and told a dirty joke
Walking like Groucho sucking on a number 10
Rolling on the floor with the cigarette burns walked in
Yeah I miss the crush and I'm home again
Stepping through the door with the night in store whiling just an hour away,
Looking at the trees and the star-bright feeling it's a brighter day
Repeat Chorus
You and I should ride the tracks
And find ourselves just wading through tomorrow
But you and I when we're coming down
We're only getting back
You know I feel the sorrow
When you find that things are getting wild
Don't you want days like these...
Don't you need days like these...
The Day We Caught The Train [Acoustic]
Ocean Colour Scene's "The Day We Caught The Train" stands as a defining track from their 1997 B-Sides collection, capturing the band's signature blend of indie rock and melodic pop. Originally recorded as a B-side, the song was later released in an acoustic version that stripped back the production to highlight the band's harmonies and emotive songwriting. The track reflects the group's ability to craft intimate, atmospheric soundscapes that resonated deeply with audiences during the late 1990s. Its enduring popularity speaks to the song's universal themes of departure and nostalgia, delivered with the characteristic warmth and vocal prowess that made Ocean Colour Scene a staple of the era's alternative music scene.