The Getaway (lonesome Train) Lyrics - Other People's Lives - Ray Davies

Every time I hear that lonesome train 

Roll down the track 

Going away to unknown destinations 

I believe there's someone out there 

Making the great escape, just moving on 

Suddenly gone and so unexpectedly 

It might hit you on a sunny afternoon 

Without a warning there's a thought 

It just comes over you 

And it's a shadow on a sidewalk 

Someone like you 

In a blink of an eye, waving goodbye 

It's time you made your getaway 

In a suburb somewhere 

Someone's quietly planning their getaway 

Traveling light, in case they might 

Get a change of heart 

It's the bravest move they'll ever make 

But they have to make the break 

That's the risk that they take 

So don't hesitate, then so unexpectedly 

It might hit you on a sunny afternoon 

Without a warning there's a thought 

It just comes over you 

And it's a shadow on the sidewalk 

Someone you knew 

It's time you made your getaway 

It might hit you on a sunny afternoon 

Without a warning there's a thought 

It just comes over you 

And it's a shadow on the sidewalk 

Someone like you 

It's time you made your getaway 

You'll make the great escape 

Get out that door before it's too late 

Hear that lonesome train 

The lonesome train