Train True (Lennie's Song)

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Train True (Lennie's Song)
The symbol remains cover.jpg
Artist Blue Öyster Cult
Album The Symbol Remains
Released October 9, 2020
Length 3:57
Writers Donald Roeser
Zeke Roeser
Lead vocals Donald Roeser

Train True (Lennie's Song) is the seventh track from Blue Öyster Cult's fifteenth studio album, The Symbol Remains.

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Well, I was standing on a train track on a midnight blue
Trying to remember where I left my shoes
And in a natural way, my thoughts returned to you
So, I walked into a honky tonk jukebox saloon
To reflect on my losses and rock to some tunes
I thought it all through, then I figured out what to do

I started working for the train, train, feedly-dang
Feedle-otten deeten-do dangy-do
Feedle-otten deeten-do ding, train true
I started working for the train when I was looking for you

Yeah, sprung from the ward, steel brain pan, pity, pity
Looked you up in Freehold for a face that I could trust
The foreman said you left out in some kind of state
He pointed at the office, it was already late
I smoothed my hair down and went and talked to the boss
He was weary, short-tempered, and had one eye on the clock
He said I had just seconds to make my case
I put one hand on his shoulder and stuck the other in his face

And I said, "Feelings, feelings, are somewhat symptomatic
"Of societal abrasions that conform electric static"
He said, "Son, I don't think you have much of a brain"
I said, "You gotta have a brain when you're working for the train"

Well, it's a long run from Trenton when you start about five
Some folks are tired and hungry, some are barely alive
But when that engine starts pumping those familiar tones
I don't care where the train is going 'cause I'm already home
It's been a long year dancing up and down that aisle
Pestering my savior just to let me see your smile
The salesman was drunk, my training shot to the fore
I put my shoulder in his gut and knocked his samples on the floor

And I said, "Feelings, feelings, are somewhat symptomatic
"Of societal abrasions that conform electric static"
He said, "Sir, I don't think you have much of a brain"
I said, "You gotta have a brain when you're working for the train"

Train, train, feedly-dang
Feedle-otten deeten-do dangy-do
Feedle-otten deeten-do ding, train true
I started working for the train when I was looking for you

The Princeton junction depot is straight known to be staid
They wear houndstooth and khaki, most have already paid
I looked up in my visor, my heart stuck like it got froze
Lipstick like a sixties 'Vette and polish on your toes
You had half a smile watching me, shaking like a hound
As triumph filled my body, missing love had been found
I whooped and called "Metuchen" as I stepped through the door
I put my hands around your hips and kissed you then and evermore

And I said, "Feelings, feelings, are somewhat symptomatic
"Of societal abrasions that conform electric static"
She said, "Some folks say you don't have much of a brain"
But you gotta have a brain 'cause you're working for the train

Train, train, feedly-dang
Feedle-otten deeten-do dangy-do
Feedle-otten deeten-do ding, train true
I started working for the train when I was looking for you
Yeah, I started working for the train, train, feedly-dang
Feedle-otten deeten-do dangy-do
Feedle-otten deeten-do ding, train true
I started working for the train, and now I've finally found you

Yeah, I finally found you
Yeah, I finally found you
Yeah, I finally found you
Whoo, I finally found you

Trivia[edit | edit source]

TBA

Songs

Blue Öyster Cult

Transmaniacon MCI'm on the Lamb but I Ain't No SheepThen Came the Last Days of MayStairway to the StarsBefore the Kiss, a RedcapScreamsShe's as Beautiful as a FootCities on Flame with Rock and RollWorkshop of the TelescopesRedeemed

Tyranny and Mutation

The Red and the BlackO.D.'d on Life ItselfHot Rails to Hell7 Screaming Diz-BustersBaby Ice DogWings Wetted DownTeen ArcherMistress of the Salmon Salt (Quicklime Girl)

Secret Treaties

Career of EvilSubhumanDominance and SubmissionME 262Cagey CretinsHarvester of EyesFlaming TelepathsAstronomy

Agents of Fortune

This Ain't the Summer of LoveTrue Confessions(Don't Fear) The ReaperE.T.I. (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence)The Revenge of Vera GeminiSinful LoveTattoo VampireMorning FinalTenderloinDebbie Denise

Spectres

GodzillaGolden Age of LeatherDeath Valley NightsSearchin' for CelineFireworksR. U. Ready 2 RockCelestial the QueenGoin' Through the MotionsI Love the NightNosferatu

Mirrors

Dr. MusicThe Great Sun JesterIn TheeMirrorsMoon CrazyThe VigilI Am the StormYou're Not the One (I Was Looking For)Lonely Teardrops

Cultösaurus Erectus

Black BladeMonstersDivine WindDeadlineThe Marshall PlanHungry BoysFallen AngelLips in the HillsUnknown Tongue

Fire of Unknown Origin

Fire of Unknown OriginBurnin' For YouVeteran of the Psychic WarsSole SurvivorHeavy Metal: The Black and SilverVengeance (The Pact)After DarkJoan CrawfordDon't Turn Your Back

The Revölution by Night

Take Me AwayEyes on FireShooting SharkVeinsShadow of CaliforniaFeel the ThunderLet GoDragon LadyLight Years of Love

Club Ninja

White FlagsDancin' in the RuinsMake Rock Not WarPerfect WaterSpy in the House of the NightBeat 'Em UpWhen the War ComesShadow WarriorMadness to the Method

Imaginos

I Am the One You Warned Me OfLes InvisiblesIn the Presence of Another WorldDel Rio's SongThe Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein's Castle at WeisseriaAstronomyMagna of IllusionBlue Öyster CultImaginos

Bad Channels

Demon's KissThe Horsemen Arrive

Heaven Forbid

See You In BlackHarvest MoonPower Underneath DespairX-Ray EyesHammer BackDamagedCold Gray Light of DawnReal WorldLive For MeStill Burnin'In Thee

St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings

What Is Quicksand?I'm on the LambGil Blanco CountyDonovan's MonkeyRagamuffin Dumplin'Curse of the Hidden MirrorsArthur ComicsA Fact About SneakersSt. CeciliaBonomo's Turkish Taffy

Curse of the Hidden Mirror

Dance on StiltsShowtimeThe Old Gods ReturnPocketOne Step Ahead of the DevilI Just Like to Be BadHere Comes That FeelingOut of the DarknessStone of LoveEye of the HurricaneGood to Feel Hungry

The Symbol Remains

That Was MeBox in My HeadTainted BloodNightmare EpiphanyEdge of the WorldThe MachineTrain True (Lennie's Song)The Return of St. CeciliaStand and FightFlorida ManThe AlchemistSecret RoadThere's a CrimeFight

Ghost Stories

Late Night Street FightCherrySo SupernaturalWe Gotta Get Out of This PlaceSoul JiveGunShot in the DarkThe Only ThingKick Out the JamsMoney MachineDon't Come Running to MeIf I FellRoadhouse Blues

Rarities

Steppin' RazorDouble TalkRebelSumma Cum LaudeJohn L. Sullivan

Live songs and covers

Buck's Boogie5 GuitarsWings of MercuryBetty Lou's Got a New Pair of ShoesBorn to be WildMaserati GT (I Ain't Got You)I Want You (She's So Heavy)It's Not Easy

Unreleased
(Soft White Underbelly and Stalk-Forrest Group)

Allen's SongAll Night Gas StationHome from the HillsBark in the SunThe Burning ManCheckout GirlFantasy MorassFour Door Blues ('57 Chevy)GreenHangin' RoundHighway SongHoedown on Your PeltJay JayMemphis Slim JamMothraMystic StumpPatron of the ArtsPort JeffersonPot BustQueen's BoulevardRain is FallingRationale PassionaleSitting on the Buddha's KneeSiren Sing AlongSun Comes UpYou Make Me FeelYou