In the shuffling madness of the locomotive breath Runs the all time loser, head long to his death He feels the piston scraping, steam breaking on his brow Old Charlie stole the handle and the train It won't stop going, no way to slow down He sees his children jumpin' off at stations, one by one His woman and his best friend in bed and havin' fun Oh, he's crawling down the corridor on his hands and knees Old Charlie stole the handle and the train It won't stop going, no way to slow down Hey, hey, [Incomprehensible], ooh Charlie, Charlie, Charlie He hears the silence howling, catches angels as they fall And the all time winner, has got him by the balls Oh, he picks up Gideons Bible, open at page one But, God, he stole the handle and the train It won't stop going, no way to slow down No way to slow down, no way to slow down No way to slow down, no way to slow down, yeah Charlie stole the handle, no way to slow down No way to slow down, Charlie stole the handle