Song Of The Week: The Train by OutKast - VGF

Sen. Brak Obama (FACE) · 09-24-2006, 08:49 AM

Sorry Kog, didn't notice you sent me the message yesterday

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One of my favorite songs right now, it was between this and You Give Me Something by Jamiroquai. The first few times I listened to the song, it was because of the chorus and bridge, mainly because that's what I'll be saying in May.

The Train
By: OutKast featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown
Written by: Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, Scar Johnson, and Patrick "Sleepy" Brown
From the Album: Idlewild (2006)
Length: 4:11

All aboard
Or are all y'all bored?
It's good o have y'all back now
Ladies and gents
Yall already know what it is
God don't make no mistakes
God don't make no mistakes

[Verse 1]
Little do they know when I was brought up in this game
Twan ain't always been the fiyest for spitting I made a change
Like the diaper on the bottom of my baby daughter
I wasn't ready to be no father, maybe, kind of, sorta
'Cause when I saw her I swear it made a tear fall
Not tears of sorrow but of joy so listen here y'all
I grabbed the mic and moved the crowd then disappeared y'all
Back in '94 that was the mu------ year homeboy
Then that Southernplayalistik went platinum
Stacks on deck they ain't tell us to pay our taxes
Walking around the table in the kitchen just for practice
Reciting rhymes to sharpern minds now lets deliver to the masses

[Chorus]
Been a good long road
Now its time for me to go
I say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Time to spread my wings
So high up in the sky
I can fly, I fly, I fly, so high

[Verse 2]
Welcome to my life I think its time we take it back
I got to give you all the facts so you can see what type of cat
That you dealing with
Now on ATLiens we was killing it
And then my auntie passed
She was like my mother I was feeling it
The first person close to me that died needed healing
But I see her as an angel when I look up at the ceiling
Like my daddy and grandaddy on both shoulders steady chilling
So you got to keep on living like each day is the beginning
It's your birthday even on your worst day
Live it like the first day I'm Antwan Andre
Or General Patton if you know bout Purple Ribbon or Got Purp
I, I be on that kryptonite that means I got that purp

Gotta leave this place it's been cool but I got to go

[Chorus]
Been a good long road
Now its time for me to go
I say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Time to spread my wings
So high up in the sky
I can fly, I fly, I fly, so high

[Bridge]
Leavin on the train
Surely I'll(???)
I'll be back again
(Know we been though alot I ain't perfect but I swear
to you I'm a changed man)
Leaven on the train
???
I'll be back again
(From the caboose)

[Verse 3]
And now it's time to say goodbye they should've turned me loose
I was all about my team but now I call upon my crew
I'm a family type of person but I'm deadly dolo too
And you can achieve anything that you put your heart into
See the second hand will never stop and neither will the clock
That ----- Big still hit the stage by himself and still rocks
When your faith is in the right place see he ain't gon let you flop
You can say whatever you want (But he gon' look at you like) Boy stop!!

[Bridge]
Before you can say you can't at all
There's no excuse this time don't be afraid to fly
You never know what day the doors will close
It's time to say goodbye time to pack up and ride
Got to leave this place it's been cool but I gotta go
(I can take it from hear ladies, y'all've done a good deed tonight)

[Chorus]
Been a good long road
Now its time for me to go
I say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Time to spread my wings
So high up in the sky
I can fly, I fly, I fly, so high
[Bridge]

Bomby · 10-02-2006, 12:08 PM

Good song, one of the best on the Idlewild soundtrack.

Koga · 10-16-2006, 11:15 AM

I just took some time to finally properly listen to this song. I downloaded it a while ago and briefly listened to it then while doing other stuff, but I sat down and read along with the lyrics this time.

As you probably know this isn't really my cup of tea, but it's certainly not a bad song.

09-24-2006, 08:49 AM	#1
Sen. Brak Obama (FACE) Polk/McLaughlin '08: The Greatness You Already Knew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Birmingham, AL Gender: Posts: 12,956 Thanks: 918 Thanked 646 Times in 378 Posts Points: 49,268.76 Bank: 453,716.50 Total Points: 502,985.26 Donate	Song Of The Week: The Train by OutKast Sorry Kog, didn't notice you sent me the message yesterday . One of my favorite songs right now, it was between this and You Give Me Something by Jamiroquai. The first few times I listened to the song, it was because of the chorus and bridge, mainly because that's what I'll be saying in May. The Train By: OutKast featuring Scar and Sleepy Brown Written by: Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, Scar Johnson, and Patrick "Sleepy" Brown From the Album: Idlewild (2006) Length: 4:11 All aboard Or are all y'all bored? It's good o have y'all back now Ladies and gents Yall already know what it is God don't make no mistakes God don't make no mistakes [Verse 1] Little do they know when I was brought up in this game Twan ain't always been the fiyest for spitting I made a change Like the diaper on the bottom of my baby daughter I wasn't ready to be no father, maybe, kind of, sorta 'Cause when I saw her I swear it made a tear fall Not tears of sorrow but of joy so listen here y'all I grabbed the mic and moved the crowd then disappeared y'all Back in '94 that was the mu------ year homeboy Then that Southernplayalistik went platinum Stacks on deck they ain't tell us to pay our taxes Walking around the table in the kitchen just for practice Reciting rhymes to sharpern minds now lets deliver to the masses [Chorus] Been a good long road Now its time for me to go I say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Time to spread my wings So high up in the sky I can fly, I fly, I fly, so high [Verse 2] Welcome to my life I think its time we take it back I got to give you all the facts so you can see what type of cat That you dealing with Now on ATLiens we was killing it And then my auntie passed She was like my mother I was feeling it The first person close to me that died needed healing But I see her as an angel when I look up at the ceiling Like my daddy and grandaddy on both shoulders steady chilling So you got to keep on living like each day is the beginning It's your birthday even on your worst day Live it like the first day I'm Antwan Andre Or General Patton if you know bout Purple Ribbon or Got Purp I, I be on that kryptonite that means I got that purp Gotta leave this place it's been cool but I got to go [Chorus] Been a good long road Now its time for me to go I say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Time to spread my wings So high up in the sky I can fly, I fly, I fly, so high [Bridge] Leavin on the train Surely I'll(???) I'll be back again (Know we been though alot I ain't perfect but I swear to you I'm a changed man) Leaven on the train ??? I'll be back again (From the caboose) [Verse 3] And now it's time to say goodbye they should've turned me loose I was all about my team but now I call upon my crew I'm a family type of person but I'm deadly dolo too And you can achieve anything that you put your heart into See the second hand will never stop and neither will the clock That ----- Big still hit the stage by himself and still rocks When your faith is in the right place see he ain't gon let you flop You can say whatever you want (But he gon' look at you like) Boy stop!! [Bridge] Before you can say you can't at all There's no excuse this time don't be afraid to fly You never know what day the doors will close It's time to say goodbye time to pack up and ride Got to leave this place it's been cool but I gotta go (I can take it from hear ladies, y'all've done a good deed tonight) [Chorus] Been a good long road Now its time for me to go I say goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Time to spread my wings So high up in the sky I can fly, I fly, I fly, so high [Bridge] __________________ Last edited by The Member Formerly Known As Andre; 10-02-2006 at 09:21 PM.

10-02-2006, 12:08 PM	#2
Bomby Song 2 : Whoo Hoo Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Mad City, WI Gender: Posts: 14,434 Thanks: 192 Thanked 420 Times in 299 Posts Blog Entries: 4 Points: 1,336.63 Bank: 1,677,553.97 Total Points: 1,678,890.60 Donate	Good song, one of the best on the Idlewild soundtrack.

10-16-2006, 11:15 AM	#3
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,094 Thanks: 105 Thanked 177 Times in 119 Posts Points: 103,639.41 Bank: 17,752.41 Total Points: 121,391.82 Donate	I just took some time to finally properly listen to this song. I downloaded it a while ago and briefly listened to it then while doing other stuff, but I sat down and read along with the lyrics this time. As you probably know this isn't really my cup of tea, but it's certainly not a bad song.