Lyrics

"Driving the Train" (3:30 version)

Verse 1
There's a crazy man driving the train,
Says he's taking it into the mountain,
Everybody's busy playing their games,
Saying, "Don't worry, it all works out then."

Tickets get punched by a man with a grin,
Says, "You'll get there faster if you don't ask why,"
Windows are painted so no one looks in,
And the smoke keeps covering up the sky.

Chorus
Oh Lord, can't you hear that sound?
Iron crying underneath the ground,
We're getting closer, mile by mile,
Still they tell us it's just a trial.

Oh Lord, is there time to see
What's coming down that track for me?
There's a crazy man driving the train tonight...
And nobody's worried -- nobody but me.

Verse 2
There's a woman with a child in her arms,
Trying to read all the signs they ignore,
There's a man in a suit saying "Stay calm,"
While the floor starts to shake a little more.

Voice on the speaker says "Sit back down,"
"Everything's under control,"
But the tracks are bending just outside of town,
And the fire's running through the coal.

Bridge (tight + pointed)
You can call it truth, you can call it lies,
You can say it's all been planned,
But a storm don't wait for closing eyes,
And it don't care where you stand.

Silence never made it right,
And comfort never made it true,
There's a mountain rising in the night,
And it's coming into view.

Final Chorus (lift)
Oh Lord, can't you hear that cry?
Steel and thunder rolling through the sky,
We're getting closer -- there's no disguise,
You can see it now in the children's eyes.

Oh Lord, if there's time to speak,
Give a voice to the ones too weak --
There's a crazy man driving the train tonight...
And I'm still calling out -- is there anyone else like me?