Train

Released: November 13, 2015

Songwriter: Jerry Becker Pat Monahan

Producer: John Goodmanson

[Verse 1:]
If someone told me it was Christmas day
I would say no way , what kind a game you playing?
My feets in the sand , the sun’s got a plan to make me tan
Oh all I know is the snow can take a holiday
When you get here Margarita wine
Just don’t forget the line
And if you’re feeling so, this mistletoe
Ain’t got nowhere to go
No no, high Sierra goodbye
Christmas island hello

[Chorus:]
(Hey high Sierra goodbye , Christmas island hello)

[Verse 2:]
The way I see it gimme Mexico or Hawaii though,Costa Rica yo
December summer fun, when you’re lying in the pouring sun
I just wanna go where the snow, don’t know no oneVerse 4
If you’re coming, I’ll pick up the bill
Just don’t bring no chill, that’s unless you will
A christmas summer chill, with an island flow
High Sierra goodbye, Christmas island hello

[Chorus]

[Verse 3:]
Give me Christmas on an island , on an island, see me smiling
Take me from the mountain, from the mountain
From the mountain, hear me shouting
Come on see me smiling
Take me back to Christmas island

[Chorus]

Train is an American rock band from San Francisco, formed in 1993. The band currently consists of Patrick Monahan (lead vocals), Luis Maldonado (guitar), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Drew Shoals (drums), Jerry Becker (keyboards, guitar), Sakai Smith (backup vocals), and Nikita Houston (backup vocals).

With a lineup that included original members Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, and Charlie Colin, the band achieved mainstream success with their debut album Train, which was released in 1998 with the hit “Meet Virginia”. Train’s 2001 album, Drops of Jupiter contained the lead single “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)”, which won two Grammy Awards in 2002. The album was certified double platinum in the United States and Canada and remains the band’s best-selling album to date.

Train’s third studio album, My Private Nation, released in 2003, was certified platinum in the United States with the hit “Calling All Angels”. Following the departures of Hotchkiss and Colin, the band released their fourth album, For Me, It’s You in 2006, with Brandon Bush (keyboards) and Johnny Colt (bass). Despite a generally positive reception from critics, the album was commercially unsuccessful. Because of this, Train went on a two-year hiatus from recording any new music.

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