Train True (Lennie's Song)
| 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]
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