I hit the brakes
oh but it takes
a long time to stop a train
the heavier the load
the further it goes
takes a long time to stop a train
we were weighted down
Staunton bound
takes a long time to stop a train
it’s steel on steel
steel rails, steel wheels
takes a long time to stop a train
Please get out of the way!
Please get out of the way!
just out of Crozet
standing on the tracks
takes a long time to stop a train
never saw his face
only saw his back
takes a long time to stop a train
the steel threw sparks
the whistle screamed
takes a long time to stop a train
it was the end of March
two thousand nineteen
takes a long time to stop a train
Please get out of the way!
Please get out of the way!
I’m the engineer
on the Buckingham line
takes a long time to stop a train
went thirty years
not once crying
takes a long time to stop a train
then with Staunton near,
swear I aint lying
takes a long time to stop a train
I couldn’t steer clear
of a second man dying
takes a long time to stop a train
Please get out of the way!
Please get out of the way!