From the recording Too Late for Washington
Lyrics
I hopped a freight down through Oregon
Heading west on a Columbia run
Across the tracks those oil men live like kings
And they’ll likely make a mess of things
The environment wont be the same.
Salmon don’t spawn
The food chain is gone, Oil Train
Went off track here in Interbay
Rolled the dice and we are lucky to say
Here In Seattle there was No loss of life
Remains a battle, huh! you just pay a fine
Society knows who to blame
And the governments role
Selling their soul, Oil Train
FG
Trains, that stretch a mile or longer D
Shame, there needs to be a resource in place,
To make it safe
A lightning storm, wind and pouring rain
Some act of God we have yet to explain
A terrorist or some drunken driver
lobbyists that holding Feet to the fire
They chose to forgo being safe
Salmon don’t spawn
The food chain is gone, Oil Train
trains, 100 cars or longer
explain,
the threat is getting stronger to face
Kelly Kristjanson C 2016