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 -

Old Charlie Stole The Handle And

The Train It Won't Stop Going-

No Way To Slow Down.

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-

Old Charlie Stole The Handle And

The Train It Won't Stop Going -

No Way To Slow Down.

He Hears The Silence Howling -

Catches Angels As They Fall.

And The All-time Winner

Has Got Him By The Balls.

He Picks Up Gideons Bible -

Open At Page One -

God He Stole The Handle And

The Train Won't Stop Going -

No Way To Slow Down.