Runaway Train

What would you do if you saw a runaway train (a runaway train) You saw the train was heading for a town Well you saw a hundred people in the pathway of the beast But there wasn't any way to slow it down And then you saw some levers you could play with (play with) And playing meant you may divert the tracks If throwing them aside would mean some other people died would you be comfortable with those facts See it's a philosophical dilemma And one that really drives you mad 'Cos when you save a hundred lives by killing slightly fewer Some might say that's neither wholly good nor bad It's a conundrum for sure but consider The poor demented sap whose job it is Because nothing can compare For the agony and torment It seems that only psychopaths like this When all is done except recriminations For who can take the blame from on the spot Can learned folk agree Insanity's not guilty plea But even then the water's very hot See it's a philosophical dilemma And one that really drives you mad 'Cos when you save a hundred lives by killing slightly fewer Some might say that's neither wholly good nor bad See it's a philosophical dilemma And one that really drives you mad 'Cos when you save a hundred lives by killing slightly fewer Some might say that's neither wholly good nor bad