staring down a double line we re flowing off behind i ll never see your face no more i left you back there on that shore we had a chance it slipped away don t call my name there ain t no brakeman on this train there ain t no brakeman on this train there ain t no engineer to pull that throttle back it s full steam up ahead on down that windy track there ain t no way to turn around from all the pain there ain t no brakeman on this train i m not saying that you are wrong for playing to win watch what you re doing now watch what you re doing now the things that you throw away they won t come again we sat down at that station you were trying to decide was i your destination or just one stop on the ride we make mistakes now we pay can t turn back there ain t no brakeman on this train there ain t no brakeman on this train