RUNAWAY TRAIN
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I'm worried about you
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I'm worried about me
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The curves around midnight
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Aren't easy to see
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Flashing red warnings
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Unseen in the rain
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This thing has turned into
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A runaway train
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Long-distance phone calls
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A voice on the line
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Electrical miles
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That soften the time
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The dynamite too
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Is hooked on the wire
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And so are the rails
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Of American Flyers
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Blind boys and gamblers
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They invented the blues
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Will pay up in blood
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When this marker comes due
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To try and get off now
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It's about as insane
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As those who wave lanterns
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At runaway trains
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Steel rails and hard lives
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Are always in twos
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I have been here before this
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And now it's with you
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I'm worried about you
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I'm worried about me
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We're lighting the fuses
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And counting to three
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And what are the choices
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For those who remain
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The sign of the cross
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On a runaway train
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This thing has turned into
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A runaway train
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This thing has turned into
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A runaway train
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Our love has turned into
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A runaway train
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Runaway Train
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| Rosanne Cash |
