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Re: My babe's got a locomotive, my babe's gone off the track.
Locomotive is one of my fave GNR tunes but I've never really understood the meaning of this metaphor:
"My babe's got a locomotive, my babe's gone off the track."
Does anyone know what it means?
I thought it could mean slang for sexual craziness or drug abuse but I was never certain.
Re: My babe's got a locomotive, my babe's gone off the track.
Found this when looking into the meaning online:
"Locomotive is a play on words. It contains a double meaning for 2 purposes. 1 is just as the lyrics suggest, and that she has gone off of the track. The 2nd is Loco Motive which loco in spanish = Crazy. So Crazy Motive."
- NoKnownName
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Re: My babe's got a locomotive, my babe's gone off the track.
I had a theory that it meant his girlfriend was actually an insane transvestite.
- metallex78
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Re: My babe's got a locomotive, my babe's gone off the track.
Found this when looking into the meaning online:
"Locomotive is a play on words. It contains a double meaning for 2 purposes. 1 is just as the lyrics suggest, and that she has gone off of the track. The 2nd is Loco Motive which loco in spanish = Crazy. So Crazy Motive."
"Loco motive" definitely makes sense, and I always thought of it as such.
Such an awesome track, definitely one of the best from UYI! 
Re: My babe's got a locomotive, my babe's gone off the track.
I thought it was a metaphor for his girlfriend's self destructive lifestyle (like carrying a burdon). And it's raging like a locomotive going full speed, until (her lifestyle) has reached a breaking point, sending her "off the tracks" and has collapsed on top of him. (peel the bitch off my back)
