Draw Your Breaks
Scotty Lyrics


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Forward and fiaca
Menacle and den gosaca.
Stop that train I want to get on
My baby she's leaving me now.
Did you hear that
Express yourself brother
Stop that train I want to get on
My baby she's leaving me now
And she really first got the train towards another guy
And I really can't believe she's gone and was telling a lie
Good God
And I tell you that the girl has really left I to cry
When she went bye bye
Good gracious
Stop that train I want to get on
Draw your brakes brother I just can't take it
'Cause the girl has really gone
Stop that train I want to get on
And the girl is gone for true
Goodness gracious
Skylarker
Play your guitar brother
'Cause this is indeed a sad song
She said she was going on the morning train
And all now I don't see she personal to talk to her again
That means she have a guy forward away with her
And I just can't take it no more
Stop that train.
See I express I-self.
Draw your brakes brother
'Cause you really taking my girl away from me




Stop that train, I want to get on
I can't even hold on to the back of the train

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Scotty's song "Draw Your Breaks" tell the story of a man whose girlfriend is leaving him for another man. The first verse establishes a sense of urgency as the singer implores someone to "stop that train" because he wants to catch up to his departing love. The second verse reveals the reason why she is leaving him - she has caught the train to be with another man. The singer is distraught and cannot believe that she would lie to him about leaving. The bridge of the song features an interplay between the lead singer and the backup vocalists who are urging the guitarist to play on despite the tragic nature of the lyrics. Finally, the last verse finds the singer expressing his sadness and frustration that he will not be able to talk to his love again because she has gone too far away.


Line by Line Meaning

Forward and fiaca
Moving forward with difficulty


Menacle and den gosaca
Suffering from bondage and in pain


Stop that train I want to get on
Stop the train, I need to get on it


My baby she's leaving me now
My girlfriend is leaving me for someone else


Did you hear that
Do you understand what I'm saying?


Express yourself brother
Say what you feel


And she really first got the train towards another guy
She left me for another man


And I really can't believe she's gone and was telling a lie
I can't believe she left me and was lying about it


Good God
Oh my goodness


And I tell you that the girl has really left I to cry
The girl left me and I'm crying


When she went bye bye
When she left


Good gracious
Oh my goodness


Stop that train I want to get on
Stop the train, I need to get on it


Draw your brakes brother I just can't take it
Slow down, I can't handle this situation


'Cause the girl has really gone
Because my girlfriend has really left me


And the girl is gone for true
My girlfriend has truly left me


Skylarker
A musician who plays improvised music


Play your guitar brother
Keep playing your music


'Cause this is indeed a sad song
Because this is a very sad situation


She said she was going on the morning train
She told me she was leaving on the morning train


And all now I don't see she personal to talk to her again
I haven't seen her since and can't talk to her


That means she have a guy forward away with her
That means she is with another man


And I just can't take it no more
I can't deal with this anymore


Stop that train.
Stop the train


See I express I-self.
I'm expressing myself


Draw your brakes brother
Slow down, I can't handle this


'Cause you really taking my girl away from me
Because you are stealing my girlfriend from me


I can't even hold on to the back of the train
I can't even hold on and try to catch the train




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DERRICK CLIFTON HARRIOTT, KEITH ROWE, TEX DIXON

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Comments from YouTube:

@xesfoureyes502

It doesn't get any skunkier than this, a classic. I grew up listening to the The Harder They Come soundtrack, with my father saying it was the best reggae album ever made, and he might've been right too.

@TooSkinnyKenny

i love it too but wonder why it has the same song on it twice. And do the producers know Vanilla Ice stole this song and called it "Stop That Train" and put it on HIS album without crediting the original writer?

@derekperez1418

Most definitely the best reggae compilation. It has everything, even Jimmy Cliffs Many Rivers To Cross

@ruthdixon7807

scotty delivers the smoooothest of lyrical laments over the original stop that train.

@dalehoytdilworth8413

The barbecue restaurant below me keeps playing this song. He must know how much I love this song; good taste for sure extends beyond his food.

@Zlervo

😅😅😅

@NeverKnowinglyUndersouled

A rare example of a song that's even better than the original 😍

@sonyamcneal9046

Bob Sanders is so correct. I was surprised that hardly anything is said about him. RIP Scotty

@SundaeExpress

I reckon this is better than the original.

@Ston247

I was nine years old. My father brought home this album and The Superfly album. Five years later I'd own my first guitar. Who knew?
I'd jam the first cut ( You Can Get It If You Really Want),but I didn't want to get up and change the needle to the other track. So, this track would flow on. It became my favorite little diddy off this album.

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