I've wept for those who suffer long
But how I weep for those who've gone
In rooms of grief and questioned wrong
But keep on killingIt's in the soul to feel such things
But weak to watch without speaking
Oh, what mercy sadness brings
If God be willingThere 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 dayFire rages in the streets
And swallows everything it meets
It's just an image often seen on televisionCome leaders, come you men of great
Let us hear you pontificate
Your many virtues laid to waste
And we aren't listeningThere 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 dayWhat do you have for us today?
Throw us a bone but save the plate
Oh, why we waited 'til so late
Was there no oil to excavate?No riches in trade for the fate
Of every person who died in hate
Throw us a bone, you men of greatThere 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 dayIt's buried in the countryside
Exploding in the shells at night
It's everywhere a baby cries
Freedom, freedom, freedom