in the shuffling madness
of the locomotive breath
runs the alltime loser
headlong to his death
he feels the piston scraping
steam breaking on his brow
refrain
old charlie stole the handle
and the train it won’t stop going
no way to slow down
ohoh
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
refrain
old charlie stole the handle and
the train it won’t stop going
no way to slow down
heyhey
flute
he hears the silence howling
catches angels as they fall
and the alltime winner
has got him by the balls
oh he picks up gideon’s bible
open at page one
refrain
i said god he stole the handle and
the train it won’t stop goin’
no way to slow down
no way to slow down
no way to slow down
no way to slow down
no way to slow down
no way to slow down
Artist: Jethro Tull
Year: 1976
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 91