i know these rails we re on like i know my lady s smile re see a dozen dreams in every passing 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  murphy s 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 dragging my feet oo oo i wanna go down slow oo oo oo oo oo nine hundred thousand tons of steel out of control she s more a roller coaster than the train i used to know