Runaway Train

About Runaway Train

"Runaway Train" is a song written by John Stewart, and recorded by American country music artist Rosanne Cash. It was released in July 1988 as the fourth single from the album King's Record Shop. The song was Cash's ninth number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks within the top 40. John Stewart released his own version on his 1987 album Punch the Big Guy. Mary Chapin Carpenter also recorded the song for her debut album Hometown Girl, but her version of it did not make the final cut.  more »

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1987

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I'm worried
About you,        
I'm worried about me,
The curves around
Midnight aren't easy to see, 
Flashing red warnings unseen in the rain
This thing has turned
Into a runaway train 
(Long-distance)

Long-distance phone calls, a voice on the line
Electrical miles that soften the time
The dynamite, too, is hooked on the wire
And so are the rails of American Flyers
Blind boys and gamblers, they invented the blues
Will pay up in blood when this marker comes due
To try to get off now, it's about as insane
As those who wave lanterns at runaway trains
  
Steel rails and hard lives are always in twos
I have been here before this and now it's with you

I'm worried about you, I'm worried about me
We're lighting the fuses and counting to three
And what are the choices for those who remain
The sign of the cross on a runaway train
This thing has turned into a runaway train
This thing has turned into a runaway train
Our love has turned into a runaway train

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Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country music icon Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin. more »

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