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By: Cedric McClester Sixty miles an hour The train came down the track A car full of teenagers Were dead on impact Cos they ignored the warning sign And here’s a sad fact All that’s left now is Their blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks It started as an outing They were headed for the beach But that’s a destination They weren’t destined to reach There’s a lesson here somewhere For us to teach Trying to out run a train Might be too great a reach Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blame it on bad luck Or the folly of youth Blame it on sad circumstance Or the awful truth Blame it on an errant chance Someone must have goofed Blame it on what you want But their deaths are the proof Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks It’s so very hard For the families to take As they share fond memories At each of their wakes Where the thought occurs Had they just applied brakes They might be alive today Someone says for heaven’s sake Blame it on bad luck Or the folly of youth Blame it on sad circumstance Or the awful truth Blame it on an errant chance Someone must have goofed Blame it on what you want Their deaths are the proof Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016. All rights reserved.
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Mar 3, 2016
Mar 3, 2016 at 1:57 AM UTC
BLOOD ON THE TRACKS
By: Cedric McClester Sixty miles an hour The train came down the track A car full of teenagers Were dead on impact Cos they ignored the warning sign And here’s a sad fact All that’s left now is Their blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks It started as an outing They were headed for the beach But that’s a destination They weren’t destined to reach There’s a lesson here somewhere For us to teach Trying to out run a train Might be too great a reach Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blame it on bad luck Or the folly of youth Blame it on sad circumstance Or the awful truth Blame it on an errant chance Someone must have goofed Blame it on what you want But their deaths are the proof Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks It’s so very hard For the families to take As they share fond memories At each of their wakes Where the thought occurs Had they just applied brakes They might be alive today Someone says for heaven’s sake Blame it on bad luck Or the folly of youth Blame it on sad circumstance Or the awful truth Blame it on an errant chance Someone must have goofed Blame it on what you want Their deaths are the proof Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks Cedric McClester, Copyright (c) 2016. All rights reserved.
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Mar 3, 2016
Mar 3, 2016 at 1:57 AM UTC
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