[Verse 1: Roger Hodgson]
Rudy's on a train to nowhere;
Halfway down the line
He don't wanna get there
But he needs time
He ain't sophisticated
Or well-educated
After all the hours he wasted-
Still he needs time
He needs time
He needs time for livin'
He needs time-
For someone just to see him
He ain't had no lovin'
For no reason or rhyme
And the whole world's above him
Well, it's not as though he's fat
Nah, there's more to it than that
See he tried to play it cool;
Wouldn't be nobody's fool
Rudy thought
That all good things
Comes to those that wait
But recently
He could see
That it may come but too late
[Verse 2: Rick Davies]
All through your life
All through the years
[Hodgson]
Nobody loved
Nobody cared
[Davies]
So dim the light
Dark are your fears
[Hodgson]
Try as I might
I can't hold back the tears
[Davies]
How can you live?
Without love, it's not fair
[Hodgson]
Someone said give
But I just didn't dare
[Davies]
What good advice
Are you waiting to hear?
[Hodgson]
Hearing's alright
For them that's all there
Hearing's alright
[Verse 3: Hodgson & Davies]
You'd better-
You'd better gain control now
You'd better show'em all now
You'd better make or break now
You'd better give and take now
You'll have to push and shove now
You'll have to find some love now
You'd better gain control now
[Outro: Hodgson]
Now he's just come out the movie-
Numb of all the pain
Sad, but in a while he'll soon be
Back on his train