Locomotive Breath lyrics

Song information

Artist: Jethro Tull
Album: A Little Light Music

Lyrics

In the shuffling madness
Of the locomotive breath
Runs the all-time loser
Headlong to his death
"Oh" 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. "ohoooh"

He sees his children "jumping" off
At the 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. "heaheya"

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 gideons 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
No way to slow down
No way to slow down"

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

"A Little Light Music" album track list