Call you up in the middle of the night Like a firefly without a light You were there like a blowtorch burning I was a key that could use a little turning So tired that I couldn't even sleep So many secrets I couldn't keep Promised myself I wouldn't weep One more promise I couldn't keep It seems no one can help me now I'm in too deep there's no way out This time I have really lead myself astray Runaway train, never goin' back Wrong way on a one-way track Seems like I should be getting somewhere Somehow I'm neither here nor there Can you help me remember how to smile? Make it somehow all seem worthwhile How on earth did i get so jaded? Life's mysteries seem so faded I can go where no one else can go I know what no one else knows Here I am just drownin' in the rain With a ticket for a runaway train And everything seems cut and dry Day and night Earth and sky Somehow I just don't believe it Runaway train, never goin' back Wrong way on a one-way track Seems like I should be getting somewhere Somehow I'm neither here nor there Bought a ticket for a runaway train Like a madman laughing at the rain Little out of touch, little insane It's just easier than dealing with the pain Runaway train, never goin' back Wrong way on a one-way track Seems like I should be getting somewhere somehow I'm neither here nor there Runaway train, never comin' back Runaway train, tearin' up the track Runaway train, burnin' in my veins I'd run away but it always seems the same