Story Behind The Song

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Lyrics

BODY ON THE TRACKS (IN MILWAUKEE)

He was everybody’s son
And he grew up on the brink
And they sent him off to do the things
A mother’s son should never even have to think
He was captain of the team
Played with fire in his eye
And he never would have guessed
There’d be so many lonely deaths a man like him would have to die

Now there’s a body on the tracks
Yeah, there’s a body on the tracks
There’s a body on the tracks (in Milwaukee)
There’s a body on the tracks
And I’m on a train
Lightning flashing...pouring rain

He played third base in high school
Went to Viet Nam, you know
And there he saw things that would be demons in his dreams
Until an hour ago
He had a tiny, crowded room
And he didn’t like girls
But his mom was always there
The crazy glue between his father and the rest of the world

Now there’s a body on the tracks
Yeah, there’s a body on the tracks
There’s a body on the tracks (in Milwaukee)
Yes, there’s a body on the tracks
And I’m on a train
Lightning flashing...pouring rain
There’s a body on the tracks
Yeah, there’s a body on the tracks (in Milwaukee)

...there he saw things that would be demons in his dreams
Until an hour ago

Now there’s a body on the tracks
Yeah, there’s a body on the tracks
There’s a body on the tracks (in Milwaukee)
Yeah, there’s a body on the tracks
Me? I’m on a train
Lightning flashing...pouring rain
There’s a body on the tracks
Yeah, there’s a body on the tracks

I’m on a train...
© PGF 2001

Playlist Creator	Playlist Name	Date Added
Lyfe Concierge Publishing	BEST SONGS ON BROADJAM	1/17/2025