RUNAWAY TRAIN
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes Lyrics

Call you up in the middle of the night
I reached out to you in the middle of the night

Like a firefly without a light
I felt helpless like a firefly without a light

You were there like a slow torch burning
You were present, but things were moving slowly

I was a key that could use a little turning
I felt like I needed a little help to get going

So tired that I couldn't even sleep
I was extremely exhausted and couldn't sleep

So many secrets I couldn't keep
I had too many secrets to keep to myself

Promised myself I wouldn't weep
I tried not to cry, but I couldn't help it

One more promise I couldn't keep
I failed to keep yet another promise

It seems no one can help me now
I felt like nobody could help me at that time

I'm in too deep
I was too far gone to turn back

There's no way out
I felt trapped and hopeless

This time I have really led myself astray
I knew I had gone astray this time

Runaway train never going back
I felt like my life was like a runaway train, and there was no turning back

Wrong way on a one way track
I was going in the wrong direction with no way to turn around

Seems like I should be getting somewhere
I thought I should have made progress by now

Somehow I'm neither here nor there
I felt stuck and not moving in any direction

Can you help me remember how to smile
I asked for help to find happiness again

Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
I wanted to find meaning and purpose in my struggles

How on earth did I get so jaded
I was wondering how I became so cynical and disillusioned

Life's mystery seems so faded
I felt like there was no mystery, magic or wonder left in life

I can go where no one else can go
I had the ability to go where no one else could go

I know what no one else knows
I had knowledge that nobody else had

Here I am just drownin' in the rain
I felt overwhelmed and hopeless

With a ticket for a runaway train
I felt like I was on a path with no control

Everything is cut and dry
Everything was black and white with no nuance

Day and night, earth and sky
Everything was clear and obvious

Somehow I just don't believe it
I felt like there was more to it than what met the eye

Bought a ticket for a runaway train
I felt like I had lost control and had no choice but to keep going

Like a madman laughin' at the rain
I felt like a crazy person for not being able to handle my life

Little out of touch, little insane
I felt like I was losing my grip on sanity

Just easier than dealing with the pain
I chose the runaway train as a way out of dealing with my problems

Runaway train never comin' back
I felt like I had departed from my old life and could never return

Runaway train tearin' up the track
I felt like I was leaving destruction in my path

Runaway train burnin' in my veins
I felt like the chaos and destruction was consuming me

Runaway but it always seems the same
I felt like no matter how far I went, I was still stuck in the same cycle of pain and suffering