The Engine Driver by The Decemberists
The Engine Driver by The Decemberists

The Engine Driver

The Decemberists * Track #8 On Picaresque

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The Engine Driver by The Decemberists

Release Date
Tue Mar 22 2005
Performed by
The Decemberists
Produced by
The Decemberists & Chris Walla
Writed by
Colin Meloy
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Frontman Colin Meloy picked this as one of The Decemberists' best songs in an interview, saying:

It was a very quick write. It came out fully formed. I remember [Decemberists guitar player] Chris Funk was going through a breakup at the time and playing it for the band in practice. It just seemed to...

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The Engine Driver Lyrics

I'm an engine driver
On a long run, on a long run
Would I were beside her
She's a long one, such a long one

And if you don't love me let me go
And if you don't love me let me go

I'm a county lineman
On a high line, on a high line
So will be my grandson
There are powerlines in our bloodlines

And if you don't love me let me go
And if you don't love me let me go

And I am a writer, writer of fictions
I am the heart that you call home
And I've written pages upon pages
Trying to rid you from my bones
My bones
My bones

I'm a money lender
I have fortunes upon fortunes
Take my hand for tender
I am tortured, ever tortured

And if you don't love me let me go
And if you don't love me let me go

And I am a writer, writer of fictions
I am the heart that you call home
And I've written pages upon pages
Trying to rid you from my bones
I am a writer, I am all that you have home
Home
And I've written pages upon pages
Trying to rid you from my bones
My bones
My bones

(And if you don't love me let me go)
And if you don't love me let me go
(And if you don't love me let me go)
And if you don't love me let me go

The Engine Driver Q&A

Who wrote The Engine Driver's ?

The Engine Driver was written by Colin Meloy.

Who produced The Engine Driver's ?

The Engine Driver was produced by The Decemberists & Chris Walla.

When did The Decemberists release The Engine Driver?

The Decemberists released The Engine Driver on Tue Mar 22 2005.

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