Train

Released: September 12, 2014

Songwriter: Jerry Becker Matraca Berg Pat Monahan

Producer: Butch Walker

[Verse 1]
I've been walking straight too long
On a thin sharp line, fading, almost gone
Feeling my shadow get close, even it knows there's a hard rain comin' on

[Chorus]
I'm drinkin' tonight
Gonna give up the fight
The only thing stronger than you is whiskey
I'm lovin' you in
The ghost of my sin
And the taste of goodbye on your lips when you kissed me
'til I can't take anymore
Poison's a cure

[Verse 2]
To hell with your memory, gonna burn it down
I choke back tears 'til I damn near drown
What do you do with a man
With dirt on his hands and a deep hole dug in the ground

[Chorus]
I'm drinkin' tonight
Gonna give up the fight
The only thing stronger than you is whiskey
I'm lovin' you in
The ghost of my sin
And the taste of goodbye on your lips when you kissed me
'til I can't take anymore
Poison's a cure

[Bridge]
I'm chasing my demons with a shot of Crown
Let 'em all have their way
'Til I see the light of day
But tonight

[Chorus]
I'm drinkin' tonight
Gonna give up the fight
The only thing stronger than you is whiskey
I'm lovin' you in
The ghost of my sin
And the taste of goodbye on your lips when you kissed me
I can't take anymore
I hope the poison's a cure
I can't take anymore
I hope the poison's a cure

Train is an American rock band from San Francisco, formed in 1993. The band currently consists of Patrick Monahan (lead vocals), Luis Maldonado (guitar), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Drew Shoals (drums), Jerry Becker (keyboards, guitar), Sakai Smith (backup vocals), and Nikita Houston (backup vocals).

With a lineup that included original members Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, and Charlie Colin, the band achieved mainstream success with their debut album Train, which was released in 1998 with the hit “Meet Virginia”. Train’s 2001 album, Drops of Jupiter contained the lead single “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)”, which won two Grammy Awards in 2002. The album was certified double platinum in the United States and Canada and remains the band’s best-selling album to date.

Train’s third studio album, My Private Nation, released in 2003, was certified platinum in the United States with the hit “Calling All Angels”. Following the departures of Hotchkiss and Colin, the band released their fourth album, For Me, It’s You in 2006, with Brandon Bush (keyboards) and Johnny Colt (bass). Despite a generally positive reception from critics, the album was commercially unsuccessful. Because of this, Train went on a two-year hiatus from recording any new music.

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