Den Miller - Where Do We Send That Train? Lyrics

We are standing by the railway points
A train is running loose
Broken rails lie up ahead
The passengers are doomed
Well, it might be safe on the other track
But workers strew the line
And a few of them are bound to die
We've got seconds to decide
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Is it our fault something's clearly failed?
Is it our fault the train is full?
Is it our fault that we're trackside
With the lever there to pull?
So do we switch the track and save the train,
And kill for the greater good?
Or just let that train wreck happen?
Many people would
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Sometimes there's no right answer
Only wrong ones, only wrong ones
And choosing between them all
Takes a strong one, takes a strong one
Suppose we're hiding from the Nazis
In a basement with some Jews
And we hear the boots of soldiers above our secret room
And a baby now starts crying
Well, we'll all die if we're found
So what lengths do we go to
To make sure she makes no sound?
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Or suppose some ethnic cleansing tyrant
Kills and steals and burns
The pictures go around the world
And aid arrives in turn
But the tyrant loots our aid stores
And then sells to buy more arms
Do we still go in and try and help
When overall we're doing more harm?
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Train, train, train
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Sometimes there's no right answer
Only wrong ones, only wrong ones
And choosing between them all
Takes a strong one, takes a strong one
Well, it all might be less tricky
If only we had some time
But millions dance upon minefields
While we try to clear the mines
And thousands of runaway trains roll
And the points are every mile
Should the Good Samaritan cross the road?
Would he be better to walk on by?
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Where do we send that train?
Where do we send that train, Lord?
Tell me where do we send that train?