Gravy Train

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Mark Knopfler

Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler went on to record and produce seven solo albums, including Golden Heart (1996), Sailing to Philadelphia (2000), The Ragpicker's Dream (2002), Shangri-La (2004), Kill To Get Crimson (2007), Get Lucky (2009) and Privateering (2012). He has composed and produced film scores for eight films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), and Wag the Dog (1997). In addition to his work with Dire Straits and as a solo artist and compos… more »

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Well they fly past the ghettos and the factories
Riding on the gravy train
All of the places that they really ought to be
Riding on the gravy train
Past the coal mines black and scarred
The slaughterhouses and the loading yards
On the gravy train, on the gravy train

There's the lucky little mothers in the luxury cars
Riding on the gravy train
Never thank each other or their lucky stars
Riding on the gravy train
What's worse than ingratitude
Worse than a piss poor attitude
On the gravy train, on the gravy train

Ah the ganger-uppers and the hangers-on
Riding on the gravy train
Champagne suppers with the daggers all drawn
Riding on the gravy train
Some act tough, some act rude
Some bit of fluff complains about the food
You want to see a body getting really crude
Get on the gravy train, gravy train

Well the golden goose is clattering down the track
And they're gonna be riding in an old caboose
Coming back

There's the soldiers of fashion on the hit parade
Riding on the gravy train
Tongue lashing with the bitch brigade
Riding on the gravy train
A freeloader licks my boot
Tell me how he digs my suit
You got lucky son, don't get cute
Get on the gravy train

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