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Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath (Rockpop In Concert 10.7.1982)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull
Performer
Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson
Flute
Jeffrey Hammond
Jeffrey Hammond
Bass Guitar
Clive Bunker
Clive Bunker
Drums
Martin Barre
Martin Barre
Electric Guitar
John Evan
John Evan
Piano
Dave Palmer
Dave Palmer
Conductor
Dee Palmer
Dee Palmer
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson
Songwriter
Dave Palmer
Dave Palmer
Orchestrator
Dee Palmer
Dee Palmer
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson
Producer
Jeffrey Hammond
Jeffrey Hammond
Recording Engineer
John Burns
John Burns
Engineer
Terry Ellis
Terry Ellis
Producer

Lyrics

In the shuffling madness
Of the locomotive breath
Runs the all-time loser
Headlong to his death
Well, he feels the pistons scraping
Steam breaking on his brow
Old Charlie, he stole the handle
And the train, it won't stop going
No way to slow down
Oh yeah
He sees his children jumping off
At stations one by one
His woman and his best friend
In bed and having fun
Well, he's crawling down the corridor
On his hands and knees
Old Charlie, he stole the handle
And the train, it won't stop going
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
He hears the silence howling
Catches angels as they fall
And the all-time winner
Has got him by the balls
Well, he picks up Gideon's Bible
Oh, it's open at page one
I thank God, he stole the handle
And the train, it won't stop going
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
Oh, no way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to slow down
Oh, no way to slow down
No way to slow down
No way to, no way to
Oh, slow down
Written by: Ian Anderson

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