RUNAWAY TRAIN
McFly Feat. Busted Lyrics

Call you up in the middle of the night
I'm phoning you late, while everyone is sleeping.

Like a firefly without a light
I'm feeling lost and helpless, like a firefly that can't light up to find its way.

You were there like a slow torch burning
You were present in my life, slowly and steadily burning like a torch.

I was a key that could use a little turning
I needed someone to help me and shape me into what I could be.

So tired that I couldn't even sleep
I was too exhausted to fall asleep.

So many secrets I couldn't keep
I had so many secrets that I couldn't keep to myself.

Promised myself I wouldn't weep
I made a promise to myself not to cry.

One more promise I couldn't keep
But I couldn't keep that promise, just like so many others.

It seems no one can help me now
I feel like I'm alone in my struggles and that no one can help me.

I'm in too deep
I'm too involved and committed to something, and can't get out now.

There's no way out
I see no escape from my current situation.

This time I have really led myself astray
I've made bad choices and gone down the wrong path this time.

Runaway train never going back
I feel like I'm on a runaway train that can't go back.

Wrong way on a one way track
I'm heading the wrong direction on a track that only goes one way.

Seems like I should be getting somewhere
I feel like I should be making progress or accomplishing something, but I'm not.

Somehow I'm neither here no there
I'm stuck in a limbo state between two different places or choices.

Can you help me remember how to smile
I need someone's help to remember how to be happy and smile again.

Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
I want someone to make my life feel worth living again.

How on earth did I get so jaded
I'm wondering how I became so disillusioned and distrustful of the world.

Life's mystery seems so faded
I used to find the mysteries of life very interesting, but now they don't seem as profound.

I can go where no one else can go
I have the ability to access places and insights no one else can reach.

I know what no one else knows
I'm aware of things and information that no one else is aware of.

Here I am just drownin' in the rain
I feel like I'm drowning in my own worries and fears.

With a ticket for a runaway train
I feel like I'm trapped on a train that won't stop or slow down, and I'm not sure how I got here.

Everything is cut and dry
Everything seems to be straightforward and uncomplicated.

Day and night, earth and sky
But even though everything seems simple, I still see both the light and dark sides of things.

Somehow I just don't believe it
I'm skeptical of how easy things seem to be right now.

Bought a ticket for a runaway train
I made a decision that put me on this path I can't escape from.

Like a madman laughin' at the rain
I've lost touch with reality and find myself laughing at things that shouldn't be funny.

Little out of touch, little insane
I'm becoming increasingly disconnected from reality and unstable.

Just easier than dealing with the pain
It's less painful for me to lose touch with reality than to face the problems in my life.

Runaway train never comin' back
I feel like I'm on a train that's gone too far, and we won't ever be back at the starting point again.

Runaway train tearin' up the track
The train I'm on is causing destruction and chaos everywhere it goes.

Runaway train burnin' in my veins
The path I'm on is hurting me deeply, and it's like a fire running through my veins.

Runaway but it always seems the same
I keep making the same mistakes and ending up in the same place despite trying to change course.