Intro :
In the shuffling mad ness ... of the locomotive breath
Runs the all-time l oser ... headlong to his death
Oh, he f eels the piston scra ping ... steam breaking on his brow
O ld C harlie stole the han dle and the t rain it won't stop going
No way to s low down
He sees his children jumping off at stations one by one
His woman and his best friend in bed and having fun
Oh, 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
Oh, he picks up Gideon's Bible open at page one
I thank God he stole the handle and the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down, no way to slow down, no way to slow down