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Runaway Train (feat. Eric Clapton)

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Runaway Train (feat. Eric Clapton) was released on June 22, 1992 by EMI as a part of the album The One

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Elton John

Keyboards

Eric Clapton

Vocals

Pino Palladino

Bass Guitar

Olle Romo

Programming

Davey Johnstone

Davey Johnstone

Guitar

Guy Babylon

Keyboards

Beckie Bell

Background Vocals

Carole Fredericks

Carole Fredericks

Background Vocals

Joniece Jamison

Joniece Jamison

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Elton John

Songwriter

Olle Romo

Songwriter

Bernie Taupin

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Andy Strange

Assistant Engineer

Chris Thomas

Producer

David Nicholas

Engineer

Gus Dudgeon

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

There's a hungry road, I can only hope

It's gonna eat me up inside

There's a drifting spirit, coming clean

In the eye of a lifelong fire

[Verse 2]

Tell Monday I'll be around next week

I'm runnin' ahead of my days

In the shotgun chance

That scattered us

I've seen the error of my ways

[Verse 3]

Oh

Oh

Well, we've wrapped ourselves in golden crowns

Like sun gods spitting rain

Found a way home written on this map

Like red dye in my veins

[Verse 4]

In the hardest towns

That come around

The fear of losin' grows

I've lost and seen

The world shut down

It's a darkness no one knows

Whoa

Whoa

[Verse 5]

And I've poured out the pleasure

And dealt with the pain

Standing in the station, waiting in the rain

I'm starting to feel a little muscle again

But love is lost like a runaway train

[Verse 6]

I'm out of control

And out of my hands

I'm tearin' like a demon

Through no man's land

Tryin' to get a grip on my life again

Nothing hits harder than a runaway train

[Verse 7]

And I've poured out the pleasure

And dealt with the pain

Standing in the station, waiting in the rain

I'm starting to feel a little muscle again

But love is lost and like a runaway train

[Verse 8]

Well, I'm out of control

And out of my hands

I'm tearin' like a demon

Through the no man's land

I'm tryin' to get a grip on my life again

Nothing hits harder than a runaway train

[Verse 9]

And I've poured out the pleasure

And dealt with the pain

I'm standin' on the station, waiting on the rain

I'm starting to feel a little muscle again

But love is lost like a runaway train

Yeah

Written by: Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Olle Romo

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