[Verse]
Echoes in the station, an era fades away
Steel titan’s heartbeat silenced today
Once ruled the rails, kings of the track
Now the great 43 ain’t coming back
[Chorus]
Oh, goodbye to the thunder, goodbye to the might
Carried our journeys through day and night
We sing for your legacy, engines of lore
HST forever, though you ride no more
[Verse 2]
Windows steam-glazed, faces pressed tight
Dreams traveled with you ‘neath the station lights
Couplers unclick, the final parade
Salute to the legend, in memories you stay
[Bridge]
Clatter and roar, like an anthem in steel
Wheel to the iron, machines that could feel
A servant of thousands, now laid to rest
Class 43, the people's express
[Rap]
Choked up but proud, time moves fast
History books where you're built to last
Diesel lungs bellowed like a beast on fire
Retired now but still inspire
You split horizons, sunsets feast
One more run for the four-decade beast
Whisper on tracks, gone with the night
Leaves us remembering, that HST might
[Chorus]
Oh, goodbye to the thunder, goodbye to the might
Carried our journeys through day and night
We sing for your legacy, engines of lore
HST forever, though you ride no more