Discover the story of the song > Starlight Express – DeBarge

The protagonist is thinking about a train that only comes out at midnight, called the Starlight Express. He questions if it is real or not and asks it not to leave him. He believes in it completely and wants to go on an adventure with it to new places. The bridge suggests that he needs to look inside himself for answers, and then the chorus repeats with the protagonist pleading for the Starlight Express not to leave him.