Daly City Train Lyrics
[Verse 1: Tim Armstrong]
He was an artist and a writer
And a poet
And a friend
In a man's life, he will take a fall
But how low he goes, it just depends
Yeah, he's shootin' dope in the men's room
At the station, Daly City Train
Have you ever seen an angel? Well, I know I have
Say they'll stay here for a while and they'll fly away
[Chorus]
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
[Verse 2: Tim Armstrong]
Some grow up and some grow old
But what about the kid who never learned the rules?
Spent all these years on this earth
When you look back it's just a flicker of time
Jackyl was one of the one's that perished
Yeah, he was one of the one's that was already saved
Through all this evil and wreckage, yeah
He maintained a sense of himself, yeah
He was an artist and a writer
And a poet
And a friend
In a man's life, he will take a fall
But how low he goes, it just depends
Yeah, he's shootin' dope in the men's room
At the station, Daly City Train
Have you ever seen an angel? Well, I know I have
Say they'll stay here for a while and they'll fly away
[Chorus]
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
[Verse 2: Tim Armstrong]
Some grow up and some grow old
But what about the kid who never learned the rules?
Spent all these years on this earth
When you look back it's just a flicker of time
Jackyl was one of the one's that perished
Yeah, he was one of the one's that was already saved
Through all this evil and wreckage, yeah
He maintained a sense of himself, yeah
[Chorus]
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
[Interlude]
[Bridge]
Dig [?] it
Some men are in prison, even though they walk the streets at night
Other men who got the lock down are free as a bird in flight
How about the hour in the system that ended
In a one-way line? Our measures could not stand it
Yeah
[Chorus]
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
[Interlude]
[Bridge]
Dig [?] it
Some men are in prison, even though they walk the streets at night
Other men who got the lock down are free as a bird in flight
How about the hour in the system that ended
In a one-way line? Our measures could not stand it
Yeah
[Chorus]
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
Jackyl had a beer in his hand last time I'd seen him
But when he rolled the dice, ya know he never thought twice
Never thought twice about bein' here
About
Genius Annotation
A eulogy for a friend in the form of a song. The song is a remembrance of someone for whom the writer clearly has a great fondness but whose life was troubled by drug addiction and criminal activity.
The title refers to the designation of all San Francisco-bound trains on the Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) during the system’s first three decades of operation. Subsequent extensions took the system further down the Peninsula into San Mateo County, to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and the adjacent city of Millbrae.
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- 4.Time Bomb
- 5.Olympia, WA
- 7.Junkie Man
- 9.Ruby Soho
- 10.Daly City Train
- 12.She’s Automatic
- 13.Old Friend
- 15.The Wars End
- 17.As Wicked
- 19.The Way I Feel
Credits
Produced By
Written By
Label
Lead Vocals, Guitar
Guitars, Vocals
Bass, backing vocals
Drums
Recorded At
Fantasy Studios - Berkeley, CA / Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Release Date
August 22, 1995
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