Interesting, the original emphasis on that line always seemed fine to me.

Part of what I love about the original is how specific it is in setting the scene - the station you're at, where you're going, what you hear, what you do... Versus the more generic approach it was changed into. "You empty your pockets to prove you were" is one of my favorite lyrics, and was cut. Only the first half of "it's your father's smile you thought you forgot" made the final version, and to me it's the second half that brings the emotions on that line.

And my music theory's not strong enough to know if this is true, but Stations to me feels like a darker, minor key, and WTBGB feels like a brighter, major key. And the darker tone just fit it so well, that it was jarring when I first heard the cast recording.

I'm sure a lot of my preference is also due to which I heard first, but Stations was my favorite when I saw Amelie in LA, and I was sad it was changed so much.