Gravy train

Lyrics by：Mark Knopfler

Composed by：Mark Knopfler

Well they fly past the ghettos and the factories

Riding on the gravy train

All of the places that they really ought to be

Riding on the gravy train

Past the coal mines black and scarred

The slaughterhouses and the loading yards

On the gravy train on the gravy train

There's the lucky little mothers in the luxury cars

Riding on the gravy train

Never thank each other or their lucky stars

Riding on the gravy train

What's worse than ingratitude

Worse than a piss poor attitude

On the gravy train on the gravy train

Ah the ganger-uppers and the hangers-on

Riding on the gravy train

Champagne suppers with the daggers all drawn

Riding on the gravy train

Some act tough some act rude

Some bit of fluff complains about the food

You want to see a body getting really crude

Get on the gravy train gravy train

Well the golden goose is clattering down the track

And they're gonna be riding in an old caboose

Coming back

There's the soldiers of fashion on the hit parade

Riding on the gravy train

Tongue lashing with the b***h brigade

Riding on the gravy train

A freeloader licks my boot

Tell me how he digs my suit

You got lucky son don't get cute

Get on the gravy train