I've wept for those who suffer long
But how I weep for those who've gone
But keep on killing
It's in the soul to feel such things
But weak to watch without speaking
If God be willing (Riff 1)
There is a train that's heading straight
To heaven's gate, to heaven's gate
And on the way, child and man
And woman wait, watch and wait
For redemption day
The fire rages in the streets
And swallows everything it meets
On television
Come leaders, come you men of great
Let us hear you pontificate
And we aren't listening
Verse 5: (Different)
What do you have for us today
Throw us a bone but saw the plate
Oh why we waited til so late
Was there no oil to excavate
No riches in trade for the fate
Throw us a bone, you men of great
There is a train that's heading straight
To heaven's gate, to heaven's gate
And on the way, child and man
And woman wait, watch and wait
For redemption day
It's buried in the countryside
Exploding in the shells of night
It's everywhere a baby cries
Freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom