In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
One hot angel
One cool devil
Your mind on the fantasy
Living on the ecstasy
Give it all, give it
Give it what you got
Come on give it all a lot
Pick it up move it
Give it to the spot
Your mind on fantasy
Living on ecstasy
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Yeah the runaway train
(Running right off the track)
One hard rang a ale
Old school rebel
A ten for the revelry
Diamond of the agency
Shake it, shake it
Take it to the spot
You know she make it really hot
Get it on, get it up
Come on give it all you got
Your mind on fantasy
Living on the ecstasy
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Yeah the runaway train yeah
(Running right off the track)
On the runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
One hot southern belle
Son of a devil
A school boy spelling bee
A school girl with a fantasy
One hot rang a ale
Old school rebel
A ten for the revelry
Diamond of the agency
Shake it, shake it
Take it to the spot
You know she make it really hot, yeah
Get it on, get it up
Come on give it what you got
You know she's just like a
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
She's coming off the track
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Get it on, get it up
Come on give it all you got
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
One cool devil
Your mind on the fantasy
Living on the ecstasy
Give it all, give it
Give it what you got
Come on give it all a lot
Pick it up move it
Give it to the spot
Your mind on fantasy
Living on ecstasy
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Yeah the runaway train
(Running right off the track)
One hard rang a ale
Old school rebel
A ten for the revelry
Diamond of the agency
Shake it, shake it
Take it to the spot
You know she make it really hot
Get it on, get it up
Come on give it all you got
Your mind on fantasy
Living on the ecstasy
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Yeah the runaway train yeah
(Running right off the track)
On the runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
One hot southern belle
Son of a devil
A school boy spelling bee
A school girl with a fantasy
One hot rang a ale
Old school rebel
A ten for the revelry
Diamond of the agency
Shake it, shake it
Take it to the spot
You know she make it really hot, yeah
Get it on, get it up
Come on give it what you got
You know she's just like a
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
She's coming off the track
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Get it on, get it up
Come on give it all you got
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Runaway train
(Running right off the track)
Lyrics submitted by Darkish Raven
Rock 'n' Roll Train Lyrics as written by Malcolm Young Angus Young
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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