Song Meaning: Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne

ARTIST: +OZZY OSBOURNE  | ALBUM: BLIZZARD OF ozz | RELEASED: 1980

Crazy Train was the debut single of Ozzy's first solo album

Following his brilliant career in Black Sabbath, frontman Ozzy Osbourne decided to peruse a solo career in 1980s. His debut solo album, entitled Blizzard of Oz, was both a nod to his previous act and also a reviving of his future heavy metal career - which would go on to become one of the most successful solo careers at the time ( may be of all time as well ).

Debut single of the album is "Crazy Train", a song pertaining to cantankerousness and contentiousness ( those are big words ) that's so common in human nature. When Ozzy left the band, both parties were on good term, thus this song isn't a reference to that. But the lyrics were more generally written, in the sense that Ozzy is simply asking people to be good :-).

"Crazy Train" has become one of Ozzy's famous songs. The song propelled his debut album into commercial success due considerable airtime on rock and classic rock radios. It's got a nice riff, cold vocals and heavy solo, thus stands alone as one of the best heavy metal songs as well.

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1. All aboard! Ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa!
2. 
   
3. Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay
4. 
   
5. Crazy, but that's how it goes
6. Millions of people living as foes
7. Maybe it's not too late
8. To learn how to love
9. And forget how to hate
10. 
    
11. Mental wounds not healing
12. Life's a bitter shame
13. I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
14. I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
15. 
    
16. Let's Go!
17. 
    
18. I've listened to preachers
19. I've listened to fools
20. I've watched all the dropouts
21. Who make their own rules
22. One person conditioned to rule and control
23. The media sells it and you live the role
24. 
    
25. Mental wounds still screaming
26. Driving me insane
27. I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
28. I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
29. 
    
30. I know that things are going wrong for me
31. You gotta listen to my words
32. Yeah
33. 
    
34. Heirs of a cold war
35. That's what we've become
36. Inheriting troubles I'm mentally numb
37. Crazy, I just cannot bear
38. I'm living with something' that just isn't fair
39. 
    
40. Mental wounds not healing
41. Who and what's to blame
42. I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
43. I'm going off the rails on a crazy train
    
    

Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/o/ozzy+osbourne/crazy+train_20103982.html