VERSE1
In the shuffling madness Of the locomotive breath
Runs the all-time loser Headlong to his death
He feels the piston scraping Steam breaking on his brow
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CHORUS
Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down Oh-oh
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VERSE2
He sees his children jumping off At the stations -one by one
His woman and his best friend In bed and having fun
He's crawling down the corridor On his hands and knees
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REPEAT CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL
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VERSE3
He hears the silence howling Catches angels as they fall
And the all-time winner Has got him by the balls
Oh, he picks up Gideon's Bible Open at page one
I said, God, he stole the handle and
The train it won't stop goin'
No way to slow down
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