From the recording Amusing Ourselves to Death
Lyrics
FREEDOM TRAIN
(Lyrics and music by Winston Apple)
The Freedom Train is coming
Are you ready to get on board?
If so, stand up
Make a stand
Freedom is worth fighting for
Freedom is the greatest gift of life
So come explore
Find out who you are
Be all you can be
Who could ask for more?
The Freedom Train is coming
Pulling into station after station
Picking up new passengers in nation after nation
The time is right
The time is now
The choice is yours
You can let the Freedom Train pass you by
Or you can get on board
The Freedom Train is coming
But the ride’s not always free
The flip side of freedom is responsibility
You must be willing to fight for your rights
And the hardest part may be defending the rights of others
With whom you disagree
The Freedom Train is coming
Pulling into station after station
Picking up new passengers in nation after nation
The time is right
The time is now
The choice is yours
You can let the Freedom Train pass you by
Or you can get on board
There are always some among us who don’t want us to be free
They want to dictate to us
Tell us how to live and what to believe
We’ve got to fight these powers
We’ve got to question authority
We’ve got to learn to think for ourselves
We’ve got to be free
Is it any wonder that when people see a chance for freedom
They want to seize the opportunity?
Is it any wonder that all around the world
When the Freedom Train comes rolling by
Everybody wants to get on board?
We want to be
Free to share our thoughts and beliefs without fear of persecution
Free to learn the lessons of life from any sources that we choose
Free to criticize bad laws and government policies
Free to go where we want to go and be who we want to be
Who do you want to be?
The Freedom Train is coming
Pulling into station after station
Picking up new passengers in nation after nation
The time is right
The time is now
The choice is yours
You can let the Freedom Train pass you by
Or you can get on board
Come on get on board
© 2011 Gary Winston Apple
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