Lyrics
I know these rails we're on like I know my lady's smile
We see a dozen dreams in every passin' mile
Can't begin to count the trips that she and I have made
But I wish I had a dollar for each
Time we've both been down this grade
Nine hundred thousand tons of steel
Made to roll
Her brakes don't work and this grade's so steep
Her engine's sure to blow
Nine hundred thousand tons of steel
Out of control
She's more a roller coaster than the train I used to know
It's one hell of an understatement to say she can get mean
She's temperamental, more a bitch than a machine
She wasn't built to travel at the speed a rumor flies
These wheels are bound to jump the tracks before they burn the ties
Nine hundred thousand tons of steel
Made to roll
Her brakes don't work and this grade's so steep
Her engine's sure to blow
Nine hundred thousand tons of steel
Out of control
She's more a roller coaster than the train I used to know
Murphy sure outdone himself to pick this stretch of track
I can only hope my luck is riding in the back
Well, I have prayed to God this ain't the day we meet
I've done about everything but try draggin' my feet
Nine hundred thousand tons of steel
Made to roll
Her brakes don't work and this grade's so steep
Her engine's sure to blow
Nine hundred thousand tons of steel
Out of control
She's more a roller coaster than the train I used to know
Ooh-ooh, I wanna go down slow
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Nine hundred thousand tons of steel
Out of control
She's more a roller coaster than the train I used to know