This is another chapter in the Three Of Us song cycle I am working on. The Roanoker song is also part of this song cycle. The song cycle will wind up being somewhere between 8-12 songs I think. #songcycle #threeofus

Years later in the Roanoke Valley Not far from the Blue Ridge Parkway We would meet at Victoria Station And celebrate there with a meal

We were sitting in a railroad car Sitting on a railroad track The food was good, the service good Light pouring through the windows

Bedford was not quite halfway Between Roanoke and Lynchburg Noted for its downtown charm And soldiers lost in World War II

I wandered around reading history plaques Histories of the local railroads Gateway to Smith Mountain Lake Vacation and tourist attractions

At the end of the meal, the cake would come out Knives, forks and dishes The waitress staff sang “Happy Birthday” To my mother, my sister and me.

For years it was an annual tradition For many, many years When my sister’s children were growing up We would say, “let’s meet at Victoria Station.” And of course, we did.